Recent satellite imagery of a Chinese military garrison on the Tibetan plateau shows truck-mounted unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
Henley Regatta Drone Crash Could Have Been Fatal, says Air Accidents Investigation Branch
A 28kg (62lb) drone crashed into a boat at the Henley Royal Regatta, narrowly missing its occupants, before sinking in the River Thames, an AAIB report found.
Kratos Gets $15.5M US Navy Contract for 2 XQ-58A Valkyrie UAVs
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc, Sacramento, California, is awarded a contract in the amount of $15,515.343 (cost-plus-fixed-price) for the procurement and delivery of two Valkyrie XQ-58A unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
Ex-Amazon Drone Manager Claims Being Fired for Raising Safety Concerns
When Cheddi Skeete joined Amazon’s delivery drone project, it didn’t take long before he noticed some things were awry. There wasn’t an onboarding process for new employees, he said. There wasn’t a bathroom at one of the field sites, leaving the outdoors as the only option during shifts. And there were crashes. Lots of them. Continue reading
Russia Shoots Down UFO
A bizarre video shot by residents in Russia’s Rostov Oblast region has gone viral. The videos shows a fast moving orb light, which is eventually destroyed by Russian forces. Continue reading
Elbit Systems to Deliver Magni-X UAS to British Army
Elbit Systems UK has been awarded a contract to provide Magni-X micro-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (micro-UAS) to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract has been awarded by Defence Equipment & Support’s Future Capability Group as part of the British Army’s Human Machine Teaming framework, and the proven micro-UAS will be delivered to specialist army units for service by mid-2023. Continue reading
Iran Builds Drone Aircraft Carrier from Converted Merchant Ship
Work is progressing on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ first aircraft carrier (We should ignore the infamous fake aircraft carrier target barge). The 240 meter long drone carrier is based on a large merchant ship hull. Two of the vessels are expected to be built, the Shahid Mahdavi and Shahid Bagheri. Continue reading
Apple Watch Ultras Strapped to Drones Serve as Gunshot-Detection Systems
The Apple Watch Ultra has proven popular among divers, hikers, and just about everyone else — but now it is also being used to detect gunshots. Continue reading