The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) to supply a full suite of anti-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vehicles. Ascent Vision Technologies X-MADIS Expeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – part of the Department of Homeland Security – will be using drones when training government personnel and private companies to secure critical infrastructure. Three small unmanned aircraft […]
The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Mitigation at Airports – established by the Airports Council International-North America and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International – is calling for a rapid […]
US Army paratroopers deployed to Afghanistan this month will be using the “Black Hornet” mini-drone for the first time. Used for low-level reconnaissance, the mini-drone is capable of carrying light payloads, taking videos, thermal imaging, […]
Researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) and NC State have conducted a feasibility study of automatic external defibrillator (AED) delivery via drone to test whether drones could deliver the life-saving devices faster than […]
AirMap, an intelligence platform for drones, and Raytheon recently announced that they have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace system. The […]
The Department of Homeland Security has selected eight companies to further develop smart cities prototype technologies for the commercial marketplace under the second phase of its Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Smart Cities Internet of […]
Researchers led by Andrew Rae of the University of the Highlands and Islands Perth College in Scotland have developed and flown the first aircraft powered by variable-buoyancy propulsion. The ‘Phoenix’ demonstrator aircraft uses a technology […]
Researchers as Rutgers University continue to make advances in drone technology – looking to animals for inspiration. The Naviator submersible drone – the first unmanned aerial-underwater vehicle of its kind – is the latest project […]
The Energy Drone Coalition and DRONEII.COM recently released a joint report, “Drones in the Energy Industry,” an industry-specific benchmark of the use of UAVs in the energy industry and analysis of potential future developments. A […]
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