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
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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
Dragonfly-Inspired Drone from Animal Dynamics
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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
UAV Navigation Integrates Sagetech Transponders for Sense and Avoidance
UAV Navigation and Sagetech Avionics, Inc. have recently collaborated for the integration of the MX family of transponders with the flight control solution. With that, this model has become entirely compatible with VECTOR, UAV Navigation’s flagship autopilot. 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
Radiation-Detecting Drones without GPS
The Czech company ADVACAM and the Laboratory of Multi-robot Systems of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU (MRS) in Prague have teamed up to develop a drone that will search independently for radiation. Continue reading
Azerbaijani Drone Downed in Disputed Zone
Nagorno-Karabakh Air Defense units have shot down an Azerbaijani military drone on Tuesday. Continue reading