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With the start of ADEX (Seoul, Oct. 19, Booth A64), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) kicks off a busy fall season in the Republic of Korea. In addition to participating in ADEX – the largest aerospace event in ROK – GA-ASI is working with the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Korea’s Civil RPAS Research Center (CR2CENT) to hold a symposium on the latest trends in Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems. Continue reading
A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano in the Canary Islands, by catching them with a remote-controlled net and flying them out over a stream of lava. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Sparrow
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that effective October 18th, 2021, its University of British Columbia drone delivery solution at the Stellat’en First Nation for UBC’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transportation Initiative’ program is commercially operational. The term of the project is 12 months. Continue reading
When it comes to exploring complex and unknown environments such as forests, buildings or caves, drones are hard to beat. They are fast, agile and small, and they can carry sensors and payloads virtually everywhere. However, autonomous drones can hardly find their way through an unknown environment without a map. For the moment, expert human pilots are needed to release the full potential of drones. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has announced the Tau 2+, the highest sensitivity longwave infrared (LWIR) Tau 2 camera from Teledyne FLIR. Continue reading
Italy announced it will purchase six new Piaggio Aerospace aircraft to help relaunch the Italian firm, and indicated the government is dropping long-held plans to buy drones from the company, ending the ill-fated story of the Hammerhead UAV. Continue reading
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, has been awarded a $53,003,839 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) for spares to previously awarded contract FA8678-21-D-0001. Continue reading
Stunning aerial footage captured a school of fish moving through the sea in the shape of a perfect love heart. Continue reading