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Authorities in Canada are investigating an incident involving a drone carrying firearms over the border from the United States. Officers were called at 8:30 a.m. on April 29 to the site along the St. Clair River, police said, noting its believed the guns were coming from the United States. Continue reading
A consortium led by Thales and CS GROUP has been notified by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to develop and deliver the PARADE 1 drone countermeasures programme capability, with firm commitments for €33 million out of a total programme budget of €350 million over 11 years. Continue reading
Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection by industrial robotics, announced it will deploy autonomous drones to monitor Florida Power & Light’s substations and power distribution grids across the state. The first electric utility to deploy drone-in-a-box (DIB) technology statewide, the arrangement represents the largest commercial autonomous drone project in the world. Continue reading
Recently, Russian forces apparently tried to create the impression they’ve shot down more of Ukraine’s TB-2s than they actually have, by staging old drone wreckage in a very sloppy mimicry of a recent crash. Continue reading
Tekever launched the new version of its proven AR3 system, now with Hot-Swappable VTOL with integrated Synthetic Aperture Radar capabilities, during AUVSI Xponential in Orlando. Continue reading
Swiggy, an online food-delivery company, has announced that it would soon test the use of drones for its ‘Instamart’ quick grocery delivery service. Continue reading
uAvionix has announced that Beluga, a state-of-the-art family of drones designed by Italian company Eurolink Systems, has completed its integration of various avionics from the uAvionix certifiable low-SWaP ecosystem, including the George G3 autopilot, microLink CNPC radio system, and truFYX EXT GPS. Continue reading
Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is embracing technology and will be using drones as another means to perform equipment inspections on its pipeline infrastructure. Continue reading