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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and L3Harris Technologies completed the successful integration of the WESCAM MX-20 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system onto a GA-ASI MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to provide an advanced targeting solution. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC’ has announced that it will begin testing of its Robin XL (Robin). The Robin has a lifting capability of 25lbs of payload, a travel range of 60km and is designed for harsher climates. Continue reading
Malicious use of small drones continues to impact military, government, and commercial operations. After extensive testing, evaluation, and operational assessments from over two dozen customer groups, Citadel Defense has received $9.2M in orders for their industry-proven C-UAS capabilities in the first two months of the year. Continue reading
Schiebel, together with partner Nordic Unmanned, successfully completed a two-day test of its sniffer capability on board the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS in the shipping lane outside Gniben, Denmark. Continue reading
Cambodia’s Defence Minister General Tea Banh said on March 2 that a large drone which crashed in Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district last month belonged to a private company. Continue reading
UMS SKELDAR is launching its new enhanced V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform to support tactical operations including defence forces, surveillance, blue light forces and homeland security. Continue reading
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, has announced a partnership with Deutsche Telekom, one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies. Continue reading
Applications are now being accepted for NASA Langley‘s Safeguard with Autonomous Navigation Demonstration (SAND) Challenge. Continue reading