A European startup is now marketing a consumer anti-drone system that’s designed to detect and report unmanned aircraft flying in a specified range of airspace. The company, Dedrone, is marketing the system to prisons, corporations, event planners — or anyone else concerned about unauthorised drones spying, smuggling or otherwise causing security concerns.
Marine Sniper In Helicopter Downs UAS at Black Dart
Most of what was learned at this year’s Black Dart counter-drone exercise will remain classified, but it proved that one of the oldest and deadliest weapons in the U.S. arsenal works against the 21st Century threat of drones, too. Continue reading
Finnish Post Office Tests UAS in e-commerce Deliveries
Starting from September 2, the Finnish post office, Posti will carry out a four-day experiment to test the technology of the future in e-commerce logistics and mail delivery. Continue reading
DARPA Plans Aircraft-Launched, Reusable Drones
Drones that can be launched from military transport and fighter aircraft are the subject of a new project of the US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA). Continue reading
WB Electronics and Thales Unveil UAS for Polish Gryf Programme
WB Electronics and Thales unveiled at Poland’s MSPO exhibition, their exclusive tactical unmanned aircraft system for the Polish Gryf requirement. The WB Electronics/Thales solution offers a capability that fully meets the Gryf requirements for an armed unmanned aircraft system, and delivers the capability through full Polish industrial collaboration. Continue reading
US Navy’s Last Flying Aircraft Carrier
Off the California coast lies the sunken wreckage of the U.S. Navy’s last flying aircraft carrier. The idea that the Navy had flying aircraft carriers is probably new to a lot of people. Imagine a nearly 800-foot “blimp” where five military airplanes can land and take off in midair.
Texas Air National Guard Deploys Two MQ-1 Predators to Europe
Two MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) and approximately 70 Airmen from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing of the Texas Air National Guard based at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, deployed to Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia over the weekend.
Drones with Thermal Cameras Inspect Etihad Towers
Adriah Ninteoar, the pilot for Technometer Middle East, uses drone technology with an attached thermal camera to inspect and scan the exterior of Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi for tiny holes where cold air might escape
Abu Dhabi // Property manager Richard Foulds had a problem: there were tiny air leaks in the window seals in Etihad Towers, and using men on ropes to find them was, as he says, “like looking for a needle in a haystack”. Continue reading