In a combination of technology and beauty, more than 1,800 drones came together for a one-of-a-kind choreographed light show at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony. Continue reading
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US Defense Department Statement on DJI Systems
The Department of Defense (DOD) position is that systems produced by Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose potential threats to national security. Existing DOD policy and practices associated with the use of these systems by U.S. government entities and forces working with U.S. military services remain unchanged contrary to any written reports not approved for release by the DOD. Continue reading
Drone with 5kg Explosives Shot Down 7 km Inside Indian Border
The Jammu and Kashmir police averted a cross-border terror plot by shooting down a drone carrying improvised explosive device (IED) material weighing five kg in the border belt of Jammu district on Friday, officials said. Continue reading
VTG to Supply C-UAS Laser to Five US Destroyers
USS Stockdale fitted with ODIN
VTG, a provider of force modernization and digital transformation solutions, announced that it has been selected by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, a field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command, to equip more ships in the U.S. Fleet with an innovative laser designed to counter threats from unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $15.9M USAF Puma 3 AE and Raven Orders
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced receipt of two firm-fixed-price orders totaling $15,940,378 from the United States Air Force. The orders, received on April 19, 2021 and May 6, 2021, encompass the procurement of Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and spares packages, as well as Raven UAS spares packages. Continue reading
UK Exercises Option for Additional 13 Protectors
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has exercised the clause in its contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) to manufacture and deliver 13 additional Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) that had previously been identified as options. Continue reading
Aloft Patents UTM Platform Technology
Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk), a supplier of drone operations and airspace management solutions, has been awarded another patent for their industry leading Dynamic Airspace platform. Continue reading
Brazil Approves senseFly’s eBee X for BVLOS Operations
AL DRONES partners André Arruda and Lucas Florêncio during tests with the senseFly eBee X
senseFly, a global supplier of fixed-wing mapping drones – in collaboration with drone engineering and consulting specialists AL Drones and geotechnology company Santiago & Cintra announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has approved Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights to be carried out in Brazil using senseFly’s flagship eBee X fixed-wing drone. Continue reading