The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator is on track to get a major upgrade and its sister laser, the Compact Laser Weapon System has just successfully shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle. Good news for those at Boeing who are hoping the Army, and others, pick up this technology.
Four WW1 Fighter Aircraft Stage DogFight
Four World War One aircraft, a Sopwith Camel, Nieuport 11, Fokker Dr.1 and a Fokker D.VII go head-to-head in a dogfight at low level, simulating some of the battles seen in the skies above Belgium and France during World War One. Continue reading
Drone-Based Data Analytics Company HUVR Launches with $2 Million Funding
HUVRData LLC, a drone-based data analytics startup, has completed a $2 million Series A round of funding from angel investment organizations including Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Houston Angel Network (HAN) and the Texas HALO Fund. In the past 1.5 years, HUVR has built out its technology, secured the full FAA approval for its commercial drone applications, and established its value to first target markets of wind, solar, oil and gas and precision agriculture.
Drone World Expo – Exclusive Board Member Interviews – John Palatiello, Executive Director, MAPPS
To find out what inspires their interest in UAS and attracts the Advisory Board Members to support Drone World Expo, we scheduled a series of exclusive interviews. Our fifth interviewee is John Palatiello, Executive Director, MAPPS, an Association of Photogrammetry, Mapping and Geospatial Firms.
John is also President and Owner of John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc. a public affairs consulting firm located in Reston, Virginia, providing government affairs and association management services to firms and organizations in the geospatial, engineering and mapping related fields. He has long been involved in public policy issues affecting the geospatial community. Continue reading
South Korea Downs Drones With Sound
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejon, South Korea, analyzed the effects of resonance on a crucial component of a drone, its gyroscope.Their paper will be presented next week at the 24th USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Taiwan Unveils its Biggest UAS
Taiwan unveiled the prototype of its largest ever military drone on Wednesday as it seeks to boost its defence forces in the face of a perceived threat from China.
Unmanned Helicopter Tested for Rainwater Removal
Washington State University is partnering with Digital Harvest Corp. to test an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could provide a safer, less expensive means to blow rainwater off cherry orchards to avoid fruit losses.
Black Dart 2015 Review
Last week the joint U.S. military services held their invitation only “Black Dart” exercises aimed at demonstrating and testing the latest countermeasure technologies for defence against unmanned aerial vehicles flown by the enemy. Continue reading