Trade secrets cases in the employment context usually provide valuable lessons on what not to do when leaving a job. The recent conviction of Stephen Marty Ward by a Washington federal jury imparts one such lesson: when you are terminated after working on a project for the Navy involving drones, don’t threaten to blackmail your former employer with trade secret disclosure. Continue reading
Amazon Hiring Specialised Drone Patent lawyer
When Amazon is being coy about how it plans to bring a new initiative to life, the best place to look for insights is on the Careers tab of the company’s website. After all, outsiders can be kept in the dark, but job candidates need to know what skills are needed and how they might be used. Continue reading
DreamHammer Signs UAS Software Distribution Deal with Emerging Technologies Corporation in Colombia
DreamHammer, a Santa Monica, California, software company which provides software for UAS manufacturers, developers and integrators, has announced a deal with Emerging Technologies Corporation (ETC), an authorized distributor of American-based technologies to the Republic of Colombia. Emerging Technologies Corporation will serve as the exclusive distributor and lead systems integrator of DreamHammer’s products to the Colombian Government, Armed Forces and National Police. Continue reading
Russian Army Trains Military Personnel to Operate UAS
Russian defence experts will train the country’s soldiers to operate the latest unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the Defence Ministry. “The main objective of military exercises is to clarify the basic requirements and methods of providing training for UAV units and to reinforce skills … in flight operations,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement. Continue reading
Joint Approach to Europe’s Next Generation UAS
AAI Becomes Textron Unmanned Systems
Textron Systems, a division of Textron Inc. with much of the company’s defence business, has renamed its various business units as it targets gaps in capabilities in the U.S. military and seeks more business in international and commercial opportunities. Continue reading
GE Aviation Fields New ‘Turnkey’ UAS Computers
GE Aviation has unveiled a new family of computing platforms designed to provide a common software environment to host a variety of unmanned and manned aircraft mission computing applications. The goal of the new platform is to reduce the cost of developing software for new aircraft programs. GE claims its new computing platform can host a range of different applications, including vehicle management, mission payload, aerial refueling, navigation and communication management. Continue reading
Swedish Police Review UAS Deployment
The Swedish National Police Board is to review how unmanned aircraft systems could be of use while conducting routine police work. Continue reading