Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 707th Ordnance Company (EOD) have been field testing the FLIR R80D Skyraider Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The system will primarily be used for reconnaissance of terrain and to identify […]
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Martin UAV have successfully flight tested the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) – a part of the U.S. Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program. FTUAS seeks to replace the […]
Researchers at MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems have designed an algorithm that will help drones find the fastest route around obstacles without crashing. The algorithm was created from data that combined simulations of […]
The U.S. Air Force has contracted with Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems to build target drones with the ability to perform as high-fidelity enemy threat surrogates, simulating the characteristics of aircraft and missiles. The drones feature […]
The U.S. Army recently tested Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s Coyote Block 3 non-kinetic effector. It was able to successfully defeat a drone swarm – achieving the Army’s first “air-to-air non-kinetic defeats.” Run by the Army’s […]
The US Marines are testing the Drone40 – a miniaturized, low-cost, and recoverable unmanned aerial system that can be deployed by hand or launched from a 40 mm grenade launcher to send explosives to targets […]
Professor Javaan Chahl and his team from the University of South Australia (UniSA) are working remotely during the pandemic to design a dragonfly-inspired drone that they hope will match the insect’s skills in hovering, cruising, […]
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory is working with researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina on a new form of robotics called “biohybrids.” Biohybrid robots would use […]
The US Army plans to conduct field-testing as early as 2024 of THOR – Tactical High Power Operational Responder – a new microwave weapon designed to protect military bases from incoming drones. An on-site demonstration […]
SparkCognition and SkyGrid have formed a new partnership to protect drones from zero-day attacks – cyber attacks that occur when a newly discovered software vulnerability is discovered by hackers. They are using an airspace management […]
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