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Skyfarer Ltd and partner Medical Logistics UK have announced their collaborative Medical Drone Delivery Beyond Visual Line of Sight trial commencing this week, in a secured CAA approved airspace called “The Medical Logistics UK Corridor”. Continue reading
The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis; the Navy designation was ‘Type 97 Large Flying Boat. Continue reading
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, has released its latest small UAS product, the Skiron Expeditionary sUAS, or SKIRON-X. Continue reading
According to a new report from the Institute for Science and International Security, these weapons appear to be built using Chinese parts that are based on Western designs. Continue reading
A team of researchers in Pakistan lead by INET Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany has just published a study that explains how Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is performed on real-time images using MATLAB with the help of a UAV to analyze the effect of certain factors which play a key role in identifying the vehicle license plate correctly. Continue reading
Serial production of multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the civilian market has started in St. Petersburg at the site of the North-West Regional Center of the Russian state-owned company VKO Almaz-Antey – Obukhov Plant (NWRC). Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced at CBRNE Convergence the launch of its new MUVE R430 drone sensor payload used to remotely detect and identify radiation sources and radiological hazards across a wide range of use scenarios. Continue reading
What appears to be a new and stealthy-looking Chinese drone has emerged at Zhuhai International Airport ahead of the biennial airshow and trade expo set to formally open there next week. There are indications that the drone may be an actual prototype, rather than just a mockup. Continue reading