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Pipistrel 801 eVTOL aircraft for Uber Air urban air mobility network
Electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel is advancing plans for a pair of new cargo aircraft and a 19-seat regional airliner. The Slovenian company intends to focus on these new developments more urgently than on its plans for the Pipistrel 801 eVTOL, which has been shortlisted by rideshare group Uber for its planned Uber Air urban air mobility product. Continue reading
Citadel Defense, a supplier of full spectrum counter drone solutions, has released new software incorporating deepfake neural networks to defend against adversarial spoofing tactics. Continue reading
Acecore Technologies has released its third drone platform. The new Acecore Noa has a 20kg payload capacity that leaves nothing to be desired and the endurance of a full hour. Sporting huge 28″ reinforced carbon fiber props, this pixhawk-based hexacopter excels at staying in the air longer than ever before. Continue reading
Vicor has announced the DCM5614, an isolated, regulated 270V-to-28V DC-DC converter with an output power rating of 1300W in a VIA package size of 5.6 x 1.4 x 0.3in. Continue reading
Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo, are testing different technologies that could make caring for animals easier. Continue reading
The Aerospace & Defense sector for Canaccord Genuity, a global investment bank, has just published a follow-on report to its ‘Age of Autonomy’ whitepaper on unmanned systems.
On May 22, the Port of Rotterdam was able to celebrate a Dutch premier: the aerial delivery by drone of a parts consignment to Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit, the biggest vessel in the world. Continue reading
Kongsberg Geospatial, developer of the TerraLens Geospatial SDK, and Larus Technologies of Ottawa, Canada, and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Canada (CASARA), announced that they have been selected by Public Safety Canada to integrate geospatial software, artificial intelligence, and machine vision software to help develop new methods for the use of drones in search and rescue operations in remote communities in Canada. Continue reading