Vivo has just patented drone-phone, or, as Vivo currently calls it, a “device shell with flight camera“, which appears to be exactly what this sounds like: a smartphone chassis designed to accommodate its very own mini-drone. Continue reading
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5,200 Drone Light Show Celebrates 100 Years of China’s Communist Party
https://youtu.be/khz-owD9Coc
The Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrated its 100th anniversary with this 5,200 drone light show in Longgang, Shenzhen, last week. Continue reading
Iraqi Militias Parade Iranian UAV
Iranian Mohajer-6 UAV during the PMF parade at Camp Ashraf
Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) displayed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the parade they held on 26 June to mark their seventh anniversary, but did not show them in media coverage in a possible attempt to downplay links to Iran and recent attacks on US bases. Continue reading
Drones Offer Cannabis Cultivators Precise Solutions
Move over, tractors – drones might play a large role in the future of sustainable cannabis cultivation. Continue reading
Nevada National Security Site – the ‘Ultimate Playground’ for Drone Tests
This video appeared on the official YouTube channel of the Department of Energy’s Nevada National Security Site, or NNSS, highlighting the unique counter-unmanned aerial systems, C-UAS, research being conducted in the remote Nevada desert inside highly secure airspace. Continue reading
UAV Factory Releases Penguin B VTOL Long-Endurance Aircraft Platform
The new platform is based on the operationally proven Penguin B aircraft that has been purchased in more than 47 countries and holds an endurance record of 54.5 hours of nonstop flight. The Penguin B VTOL aircraft has completed an extensive flight validation program with over 500 successful takeoffs and landings in diverse environmental conditions. Continue reading
Skyborg Successfully Integrates into Orange Flag Large Force Test Event
The Skyborg team conducted a two hours and thirty minutes flight test on June 24 of the Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) aboard a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger tactical unmanned vehicle during the Orange Flag 21-2 Large Force Test Event at Edwards AFB, California. Continue reading
Blohm & Voss BV 238 – Hitler’s Escape Plan ?
Perhaps the most remarkable achievement of the Blohm & Voss Company was its celebrated BV 238 flying transport floatplane, which stood out among war machinery of its time due to its sheer size. The BV 238 was the largest aircraft ever built by the Axis powers during World War II and also the heaviest up to 1944. Continue reading