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Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar
Mar 01, 2020 (AFP)
The 19 died in strikes on a military convoy in the Jabal al-Zawiya area and a base near Maaret al-Numan city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The ...
Navy installs ODIN laser weapon system to counter aerial drones
Feb 20, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Navy, the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey during th...
Ground-breaking solar powered unmanned aircraft makes first flight
Feb 18, 2020 (SPX)
PHASA-35 has been designed, built and now flown in less than two years as part of a collaboration between ourselves and Prismatic Ltd, which we agreed to acquir...
UAV's Flight Control Solutions compatible with Trimble's UAS1
Feb 14, 2020 (SPX)
With over 15 years of expertise in providing autopilot solutions, UAV Navigation understands the need to stay on the cutting edge of innovation. In a bid to del...
Northrop Grumman nabs $172.4M for two MQ-4C drones to Navy
Feb 07, 2020 (UPI)
The deal, which modifies a contract initially awarded in September 2018, exercises options to deliver to the drones for the Navy, maintain one Navy main operati...
Extended range: VECTOR flies beyond 300 km using a UHF datalink
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
Real-time monitoring of the platform is critical to evaluate the risk involved in the mission and to ensure flight safety. In the same way, secure transmission ...
Phase One Industrial and AI-Survey GmbH Sign Partner Integrator Agreement
Feb 05, 2020 (SPX)
Under this agreement, AI-Survey will support Phase One Industrial's iXM range of cameras in the UAV market for high-accuracy mapping and inspection. AI-Survey o...
Demand for drone delivery in e-retail is high, ability to meet that demand low
Feb 03, 2020 (SPX)
The study, conducted by Gohram Baloch and Fatma Gzara, both of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, uses New York City as an example and looks at data...
Researchers develop new bio-inspired wing design for small drones
Jan 30, 2020 (SPX)
The new wing replaces the smooth contour found on the leading edges of most airplane wings with a thick flat plate and a sharp leading edge. Counterintuitive as...
AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test
Jan 27, 2020 (SPX)
During the test event, the Valkyrie demonstrator's flight successfully met all of the test objectives, and the envelope was expanded beyond prior tests before s...
Navy's first MQ-4C Triton drones arrive in Guam
Jan 27, 2020 (UPI)
The two-aircraft squadron, with two more aircraft expected to join, is stationed at Guam's Andersen Air Force Base under control of the Navy's Task Force 72. Th...
Quantum technologies are changing the face of unmanned aircraft communications
Jan 24, 2020 (SPX)
The number of UA in the national airspace is growing and their ability to communicate with ground operators and each other is critical to a safe environment. Bu...
Trump details Soleimani's end in UAV attack
Jan 18, 2020 (AFP)
Trump delivered the account Friday night to Republican Party donors gathered at his Florida residence Mar-a-Lago for a fundraising dinner, US media said. CNN on...
As Iran missiles battered Iraq base, US lost eyes in sky
Jan 15, 2020 (AFP)
At the time the attack was launched at 1:35 am on January 8, the US army was flying seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Iraq to monitor bases where US-le...
Moths' flight data helps drones navigate complex environments
Jan 10, 2020 (SPX)
To understand how real moths plan their route, the researchers mounted 8 hawk moths (Mantuca sexta) on metal rods connected to a torque meter. In front of each ...
F-16 shoots down drone at Eglin AFB in cruise missile defense test
Dec 27, 2019 (UPI)
"This proof of concept can have implications for homeland defense missions, combined defense of the Arabian Gulf and beyond," Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing Comman...
Inmarsat Government bulk orders airborne satcom terminals from Orbit CS
Dec 27, 2019 (SPX)
Orbit's MPT 46WGX is a 46cm (18-inch) modular, multi-role aviation terminal designed to be fully interoperable with military Ka-band systems and optimized for u...
US proposes remote ID requirement for drones
Dec 26, 2019 (AFP)
The Federal Aviation Administration proposal for remote ID is now subject to a 60-day comment period before a final rule is adopted. Officials said the new rule...
French military kills 33 terrorists in Mali in its first drone strike
Dec 23, 2019 (UPI)
The action took place Saturday in a forest in Mali's Mopti region, where French troops are fighting Islamist insurgents. While French forces have used drones si...
France deploys armed drones in Sahel anti-jihadist fight
Dec 19, 2019 (AFP)
The drones, which have already since 2014 provided surveillance support to the French anti-jihadist Barkhane mission in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, will from ...
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