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In a darkened room below the ship-like “bridge” where race officials look out at the Mediterranean overseeing the Olympic sailing, a team of jurors stare intently at a glowing bank of screens streaming the high-octane kiteboard racing. Continue reading
Anduril Industries—one of the two companies selected by the Air Force to develop the first increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft—announced it will soon build a factory designed to produce a variety of autonomous weapons, including CCAs, “at scale.” Continue reading
A new joint study by RMIT and the University of Bristol has revealed secrets to the remarkably steady flight of kestrels and could inform future drone designs and flight control strategies. Continue reading
In a recent social media post, Northrop Grumman revealed that the CBAD system will employ its Bushmaster Chain Guns paired with ammunition to combat a growing array of threats, including swarms of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and cruise missiles. Continue reading
In a landmark development for UK aviation safety and traffic management, Altitude Angel, a trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, is to expand its existing advanced comprehensive EC (electronic conspicuity) sensor network to cover the majority of the UK by the end of the year, establishing foundations needed for BVLOS (beyond-visual-line-of-sight) drone flights in 2025. Continue reading
Swisscom Broadcast has selected Nokia to deploy a nationwide Drones-as-a-Service network across Switzerland. 300 Nokia Drone-in-a-Box units are planned for deployment to enable emergency response, perimeter protection and infrastructure inspection, which will help keep public safety workers safe. Continue reading
A Ukrainian first-person-view (FPV) drone hit a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter over Russia’s Kursk Oblast on Aug. 6, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 7. Continue reading
Becoming a military pilot requires a staggering amount of training. And while simulators can help, there’s no perfect substitute for the real thing. In this video, we take you inside the newest, most advanced, and one of the only supersonic jet trainers – the Boeing Saab T-7 Red Hawk. Continue reading