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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, winner of the Academia & Research category at the Global Drone Operations Awards 2026, combined drone-based breath collection and thermal imaging to study the health of wild killer whales, or orcas, in the Salish Sea.
SPARC AI Inc. a defence technology company, announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with a major drone original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and supplier in Europe. Continue reading
China just flew 33,615 drones in perfect formation, painting a floating parallel world across the sky and locking in three new Guinness records for swarm scale, pattern size, and aerial LED display. Continue reading
New footage of Australia’s Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-AUV) provides the first look at how the vehicle launches aerial drones, while also revealing a pair of deployable masts not previously seen on the platform. Continue reading
Percepto has launched Axion, a hardware-agnostic Physical AI platform designed to give mission-critical operators a continuously updated understanding of their infrastructure and the knowledge to act before problems escalate. Continue reading
TEKEVER, a leading provider of Al-driven autonomous systems, announces the purchase of UAS systems by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The UAS systems have successfully completed a programme of validation and acceptance testing, supported by dedicated training activities, with an extensive flight programme performed at multiple locations. Continue reading
Engineers at the University of Cincinnati are using sound to help NASA detect if a drone’s motors or propellers are damaged to prevent a crash. UC College of Engineering and Applied Science doctoral student Prissha Chawla and her research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail.
Helsing, the military AI company, has unveiled Contra, an AI-controlled autonomous air defence system designed to protect countries from scaled drone and missile attacks. The company also introduced two advanced interceptor missiles, AD-1 Inferno and AD-2 Ambush, designed to outmatch and outrun even the fastest jet-powered drone and cruise missile threats. Continue reading