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General Atomics awarded Reaper strike drone production contract
Nov 06, 2018 (UPI)
Production on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will consist of the fiscal 2018 production configuration Reaper, with Air Force fisca...
Niger turns to drones to protect precious wildlife
Nov 06, 2018 (AFP)
The Termit and Tin Toumma reserve in the southeast of the West African desert state is at threat from poaching, deforestation, over-grazing and armed conflict. ...
General Atomics awarded $10.7M for MQ-9 Reaper drone work
Nov 05, 2018 (UPI)
The MQ-9 SkyGuardian, more generally known as the Reaper, is a development of the legacy MQ-1 Predator designed to be larger and able to carry bigger payloads o...
Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers
Nov 05, 2018 (SPX)
In a paper being presented at the International Symposium on Experimental Robotics conference next week, MIT researchers describe an autonomous system for a fle...
US Army tests DARPA autonomous flight system, pursuing integration with Black Hawk
Oct 31, 2018 (SPX)
"Hovering in adverse winds is a task that consumes a human pilot's attention, but automated flight control achieves 'rock steady' precision," said Graham Drozes...
Armed drones, iris scanners: China's high-tech security gadgets
Oct 26, 2018 (AFP)
The exhibition, which ran Tuesday to Friday in Beijing, emphasised surveillance and monitoring technology just as the Communist government's domestic security s...
MyDefence demonstrates drone swarm counter UAS jammer
Oct 24, 2018 (SPX)
Last month, DeDrone announced the capability to detect drone swarms, and assuming the same conditions, MyDefence is now announcing drone swarm jamming capabilit...
General Atomics awarded $193M for Gray Eagle logistics
Oct 24, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Poway, Calif., and is expected to be finished in April 2019. The dron...
Alpha Unmanned Systems supports NATO Trident Juncture 2018
Oct 23, 2018 (SPX)
From October 25th to November 7th, a live field exercise will take place, spanning air, sea and land areas of Norway. 45,000 participants from 31 nations will b...
US Air Force's X-37B space plane marks 400 days in orbit
Oct 22, 2018 (Sputnik)
The spacecraft, the fifth of its kind, was initially rocketed into orbit on September 7, 2017, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, according to Space.com. All prev...
DARPA seeks proposals for 3rd OFFSET Swarm Sprint, awards 2nd Contracts
Oct 15, 2018 (SPX)
Swarm sprints allow for incorporation of emerging technology and new performers throughout the life of the program. Each of five core sprints focuses on one or ...
Airbus, Boeing and Uber partner with Amsterdam Drone Week
Oct 12, 2018 (SPX)
The Amsterdam Drone Week is a joint initiative between the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the European organization for aviation safety, and RAI Amster...
AeroVironment contracted for Raven drones, spares, training
Oct 11, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, covers recurring requirements for RQ-11B SUAS, spare parts, related equipment and training. The SU...
Air Force designates GO1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A
Oct 09, 2018 (AFNS)
It is an air-dropped liquid rocket, specifically designed for hypersonic flight research to mature technologies including scramjet propulsion, high temperature ...
General Atomics to provide technical services for Gray Eagle drones
Oct 01, 2018 (UPI)
Work locations and funding for the contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, will be based on each order, with an estimated completion date of Se...
Raytheon to deliver small drone decoys to the U.S. Navy
Sep 26, 2018 (UPI)
Work will be performed in Tucson, East Hartford, Conn., the Netherlands, and locations throughout the continental U.S. Work is expected to be completed in Novem...
RUDN University mathematicians proposed to improve cellular network coverage by using UAVs
Sep 20, 2018 (SPX)
"Drones have become a promising tool for a variety of applications - from wireless information transfer to delivery of goods. They are of interest as flying acc...
Airborne Response teams with Edgybees and UgCS to provide UAS software to responders
Sep 20, 2018 (SPX)
The combined team effort is designed to help first responders using unmanned aircraft systems conduct more effective SAR operations in areas devastated by wind,...
Self-flying glider 'learns' to soar like a bird
Sep 19, 2018 (AFP)
Soaring birds ride warm air passages known as thermals to fly and gain height without needing to flap their wings, although no one knows exactly how they do it....
General Atomics contracted for Reaper drone ground control work
Sep 17, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, will provide for MD-1A Block 15 GCS to MD-1A Block 30 GCS retrofits. Work will be performed in Powa...
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