A missing child has been found safely in Minot, North Dakota today, in no small part due to the swift actions of the partnership between the Minot Police Department, the Minot Fire Department, SkySkopes’ UAS teams, and others. Continue reading
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Drones to Deliver NHS Supplies to Isle of Wight
Drone designed and built by the University of Southampton
Solent Transport, a partnership of four councils including Portsmouth City Council, will carry out the first UK trials using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transport vital medical equipment between Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, Southampton General Hospital and the Isle of Wight’s St Mary’s Hospital.
Swift UAS Teams Demo SAR in Japan
Teams from Swift Tactical Systems, in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi, both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan. Continue reading
Delivery Drones Consume More Energy than Vans
Using delivery drones in cities consumes up to ten times more energy than electric vans because they can only carry one parcel at a time and require frequent back and forth trips, a new study finds. Continue reading
AeroVironment Unveils Quantix Recon Hybrid VTOL for Defense Applications
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the availability of Quantix Recon, a lightweight, rapidly deployable, fully-automated reconnaissance solution that delivers high resolution, georeferenced terrain, vegetation and infrastructure imagery, providing ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence. Continue reading
Workhorse Group Registers New HorseFly Patent
Workhorse Group Inc. , an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric vehicles to the last mile delivery sector, has expanded its patent portfolio through a recently filed provisional application, further protecting the HorseFly Unmanned Aerial System and several of the system’s key components and capabilities, including its ground control station, winch deliveries and aircraft structure. Continue reading
AirMap Partners with TMS Technologies to Supply Drone Integration Solutions in Taiwan
AirMap is partnering with TMS Technologies, Taiwan’s leading traffic and transportation consultancy, to extend drone integration services to airspace authorities and enterprises in Taiwan. Continue reading
Iran to Deploy Fortros Drone
In an interview with Tasnim, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force’s Drone Division Colonel Akbar Karimloo said that his forces will be receiving the Fotros drone from the Defense Ministry ‘in the near future’. Continue reading