Delivery drones are now capable of delivering supplies to marines in combat, allowing emergency food and ammunition deliveries in a short amount of time. The autonomous drones can carry 60 pounds (~ 27 kilos) of […]
The secretary of the United States Army has designated the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC) as the Army’s representative to identify and advocate for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 at MIT are working on using a fleet of drones to collaboratively search for missing people under dense forest canopies. They equipped each autonomous quadrotor drone with laser-range finders for position estimation, localization, and […]
South Dakota State University (SDSU) recently began construction of its Raven Precision Agriculture Center – a state-of-the-art facility devoted to the study of precision agriculture education, research, and extension. The center will strive to foster […]
Lufthansa Airlines recently successfully completed a three-week trial of a biometric boarding pilot program for its flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). During one part of the trial nearly 350 passengers were able to […]
Lockheed Martin and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) have signed a five-year agreement for the purchase of Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) on behalf of member countries. The […]
Members of the Canadian Ski Patrol (CSP) on Prince Edward Island recently held their annual field day training session where their skills were put to the test during a very realistic full casualty simulation. The […]
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