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Self-deploying drone pilots may hinder hurricane response efforts
Sep 14, 2018 (SPX)
However, the well-documented -- and publicized - success of those efforts is now likely to create a new problem; well-intentioned remote pilots who self-deploy ...
Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Launch AI Innovation Challenge
Sep 13, 2018 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin Chief Technology Officer Keoki Jackson announced the challenge at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco, kicking off a multi-year partnership with DR...
3D printed impeller allows unmanned aircraft to operate for thousands of hours without need for repairs
Sep 06, 2018 (SPX)
Turbines are rotary mechanical devices that, when combined with a generator, produce electrical power. "This turbine is part of a generator that's similar to wh...
Boeing to develop refueling drones for Pentagon
Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)
Boeing is charged with everything from designing and producing to delivering and servicing four "MQ-25A Stingray" drones, which will enter service in 2024, the ...
Navy taps Boeing for MQ-25 refueling drone
Aug 31, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., Indianapolis, Ind., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Quebec, Cana...
Leidos contracted for Saturn Arch counter-IED surveillance aircraft
Aug 28, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Bridgewater, Va., with a projected completion date of September 2019. ...
Raytheon receives contract for MQ-4 Trition sensor systems
Aug 28, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and is expected to be completed by August 2020. Navy fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement funding in the ...
General Atomics receives contract for MQ-9 drones for France
Aug 24, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Poway, Calif., and is expected to be completed by May 2020. The prog...
General Atomics receives contract for Gray Eagle drones
Aug 23, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Poway, Calif., with an estimated completion date of September 2019....
Insitu to provide RA-21 Blackjack UAVs to the Marine Corps and Poland
Aug 22, 2018 (UPI)
The contract covers eight air vehicles, seven for the U.S. Marine Corps and one for Poland. It also includes the procurement of ground control stations, launch ...
General Dynamics contracted for advanced MQ-9 Reaper sensors
Aug 21, 2018 (UPI)
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract covers the development and integration of sensor systems into an MQ-9 for realistic testing in the continental U.S. and...
Drones fly to rescue of Amazon wildlife
Aug 16, 2018 (AFP)
During flood season, the Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve -- located 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the Amazonas state capital Manaus -- fills with wat...
Threat from on high: race on to bolster drone defences
Aug 13, 2018 (AFP)
Experts say models readily available on the market can easily be turned into a "poor man's weapon", a remote-controlled bomb or a means of filming a site in pre...
26 days in the air: Airbus drone smashes world record
Aug 10, 2018 (Sputnik)
While Airbus is mostly known for its passenger aircraft construction, it is also one of the global leaders in space engineering. The company's press-release pub...
Insitu contracted for ScanEagle MEAUS surveillance drones
Aug 09, 2018 (UPI)
The order, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, was issued to prevent interruption of services currently being rendered. SOC fiscal 2018 operations...
Insitu tapped for RQ-21A spare, sustainment parts
Aug 09, 2018 (UPI)
The order, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, provides for the procurement of spare and sustainment parts to maintain the RQ-21A Blackjack for th...
AeroVironment awarded contract for drone data links for Norway
Jul 27, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, provides for RQ-20B Puma AE II U.S. Digital Data Link M1 and RQ-12A Wasp Block IV U.S. Digital Da...
An insect-inspired drone deforms upon impact
Jul 26, 2018 (SPX)
EPFL researchers, applying what they observed about insect wings, have developed a hybrid origami drone that can be stiff or flexible depending on the circumsta...
Insitu receives contract for ScanEagle UAVs for Afghanistan
Jul 25, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, provides for the procurement of 27 ScanEagles, spare parts and 37 payloads for the Islamic Republi...
Insitu awarded contract for RQ-21 unmanned aerial vehicles
Jul 24, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Bingen, Wash., and is expected to be completed by March 2019. Marine C...
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