China has unveiled a new long-duration surveillance and precision strike drone, known as the KVD002, an aerial weapon that could have significant implications in the event of a conflict over Taiwan. Continue reading
SPH Engineering and Phase One Partner for Improved Visual Inspections
SPH Engineering and Phase One have partnered to offer an all-in-one solution for more accessible data collection and reporting in visual inspections. Continue reading
Russia Doubles Up Bread Factory as ‘Drone Baker’
Russian state media on Sunday visited the Tambov bakery, situated 400 kilometers south of Moscow, where it is claimed that alongside the bread it bakes its staff are assembling First Person Viewed (FPV) drones for the military. Continue reading
UK Civil Aviation Authority Announces Six Sandboxes for Drone BVLOS Integration Trials
Six projects have been chosen for trials under a UK Civil Aviation Authority scheme that will help make beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights an everyday reality. Among those included are schemes that involve medical drone deliveries, energy infrastructure, and ‘sky highways’. Continue reading
Cranfield Airport Selected as Trial Area to Advance UAS Integration
Cranfield Airport has been selected by the Civil Aviation Authority to participate in a Temporary Reserved Area (TRA) Regulatory Sandbox accommodating the operation of unmanned and manned aircraft in unsegregated airspace. Continue reading
Veronte Mission Computer for Enabling Commercial eVTOL Flights
Market demands have led Embention to develop the Mission Computer project. This technology will be responsible for enabling the safe operation of eVTOL systems for commercial use. This project has been carried out with the financial support of the Generalitat Valenciana and the AVI (Valencian Agency of Innovation). Continue reading
UAV-Based Remote Sensing in Orcha-Forest Environment
Forests and orchards are not only vital for the nature as the lungs of the earth but also crucial as a source of food production. In these fields, so-called Oracha-forest could mainly benefit from UAV-based remote sensing due to relative difficulties in assessing and controlling their environment. Continue reading
US Army Opens Drone Fighting School at Fort Sill
The Pentagon said the new institution – housed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma – will train about 1,000 troops a year to plan, install, and operate a variety of anti-drone defenses. The U.S. military is opening an opening a “university” to train troops to defend against a rapidly-evolving weapon that is changing the nature of war — small drones. Continue reading