Farmers and miners in Ivory Coast are embracing the use of drones for light work. Until recently, stock checks and growth reports are done on foot. But now, this is done in record time. Thanks to these equipment manufactured by Ivory Coast drone. Continue reading
Buffalo Wild Wings to Test Drone Delivery in Alabama
L – R: KJ Hardrict, Deuce Drone Founder and Aerospace Engineer; Philip Burton, Deuce Drone Founder and CEO of Burton Property Group; Rhett Ross, Deuce Drone Founder and CEO; Brian Jordan, Potters II LLC and Buffalo Wild Wings Franchisee; Jason Hall, Potters II LLC and Buffalo Wild Wings Franchisee; Timmy Hussain, Deuce Drone Founder and Aerospace Engineer
A Mobile, Alabama franchisee of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant wants to deliver food to nearby customers’ doors by drone. To test the service, Brian Jordan of Potters Wings Mobile partnered with Deuce Drone. The two companies plan to begin local food deliveries by drone in late August. Continue reading
Ascent Vision Gets $16M in DoD Contracts for Imaging Systems
Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has been awarded over $16 million in contracts by a non-disclosed US DoD customer to deliver its innovative, ground-based imaging systems. Continue reading
US Army Researchers Find New Ways to Test Swarming Drones
UAS outfitted with both a marker strobe (inset) and a traditional survey prism used to evaluate the accuracy of the motion-capture system
The U.S. Army has implemented a one-of-a-kind outdoor system to test swarming drones–with a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility. Continue reading
Houthis Have Built their Own Drone Industry in Yemen
Houthi rebels in Yemen are becoming increasingly capable in making unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can carry explosives long distances. Their new skills are part of Iran’s strategy to use drones and UAV technology to project its power across the region with the ability to use ‘plausible deniability’ as an excuse for attacks. Continue reading
$3.9M EU Project for Drone Swarms to Inspect Infrastructure
Associate Professor Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen (left) is participating from Aarhus University
A new Danish-led research project will allow swarms of advanced, autonomous drones to keep a watchful eye on bridges and railways and report if something needs to be repaired. Continue reading
Wilhelmsen and F-drones to Deliver 3D Printed Spare Parts in Singapore
Wilhelmsen‘s Marine Products division has signed an MOU with Singapore-based drone delivery provider F-drones, for last mile delivery of its 3D printed spare parts. Continue reading
US Air Force Deploys Reaper to Estonia
MQ-9 Reaper taxis toward the runway at Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, March 1, 2019
In cooperation with the Estonian government and in support of our Baltic region allies and partner nations, U.S. Air Forces in Europe has temporarily relocated MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, personnel and support equipment assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Operations Group Detachment 2 to Amari Air Base, Estonia. Continue reading