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
Dragonfly-Inspired Drone from Animal Dynamics
Skeeter
Animal Dynamics, a technology start-up applying lessons from wildlife to drone design, was formed in 2015 to pursue the science known as biomechanics. The company already has two drones to show for an intimate study of bird and insect life. Continue reading
Drone in Mid-Flight Recharges a Sensor by Radio Waves
Remote sensors play a valuable role in collecting data—but recharging these devices while they are scattered over vast and isolated areas can be tedious. A new system is designed to make the charging process easier by using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver power using radio waves during a flyby. A specialized antenna on the sensor harvests the signals and converts them into electricity. Continue reading
Orbital UAV to Develop Hybrid UAV Propulsion System with Northrop Grumman
Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced that it has signed a contract with leading aerospace and defence technology company Northrop Grumman Corporation for the development of a hybrid propulsion system for a Vertical Take-Off and Landing unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading