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Study weighs risks of human-drone impacts
Sep 19, 2017 (UPI)
If drones are to take on more tasks, including package delivery, traffic management and more, the unmanned aircraft systems will have to fly over humans, raisin...
Israel says shot down Iranian-made, Hezbollah-operated drone
Sep 19, 2017 (AFP)
The drone took off from a Damascus military airport before entering the demilitarised zone approaching the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights, Israeli...
China touts military drone helicopter at exhibition
Sep 15, 2017 (UPI)
The aircraft is the AV500W, a 24.6-feet long autonomous aircraft developed and produced at the AVIC Helicopter Research and Development Institute. The drone has...
Lockheed Martin Unveils a New Lightweight Canister Launched Unmanned Aircraft System
Sep 13, 2017 (SPX)
OUTRIDER is a lightweight, canister launched UAS that has been designed by engineers at Lockheed Martin UK's Havant facility in partnership with Wirth Research,...
AUD counter-drone system upgraded by Blighter
Sep 08, 2017 (UPI)
The AUDS system was first deployed in 2015 by a consortium of British companies -- Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems....
X-37B Flies Again In First SpaceX Launch
Sep 08, 2017 (SPX)
By itself, this was controversial, but the spacecraft is in orbit as requested. Security for this launch seems to have been just as tight as for previous launch...
Atlas Dynamics Introduces Fixed Wing UAV with 5-Hour Flight Time, 150 Kilometer Operational Range
Sep 07, 2017 (SPX)
Ideally suited for large-scale security and inspection missions, the fixed wing UAV can be operated in autonomous and semi-autonomous modes, including takeoff a...
Atlas Dynamics Unveils NEST Smart Protective Charging Station for Enhanced Performance of Atlas Pro Platform
Sep 07, 2017 (SPX)
The Atlas NEST is a landing, protective charging station that allows for BVLOS operation, extended flight range and constant drone readiness in remote locations...
Insitu receives $21M order for RQ-21A Blackjack drone parts
Sep 06, 2017 (UPI)
The maintenance of the RQ-21A, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will be in support of Naval Special Warfare fleet operations. Procurement of the ...
Air Force preparing to launch fifth Orbital Test Vehicle mission
Sep 01, 2017 (AFNS)
The fifth OTV mission continues to advance the X-37B's performance and flexibility as a space technology demonstrator and host platform for experimental payload...
TED: Phones and drones transforming healthcare
Aug 31, 2017 (AFP)
TEDGlobal, an annual conference devoted to "ideas worth spreading" taking place in Tanzania this week, heard of new technologies that could revolutionise health...
Army concludes MAST program for small autonomous drone swarms
Aug 28, 2017 (UPI)
The program has existed since 2008 and involved the Army Research Laboratory, industry participants and university researchers. It culminated in technology demo...
Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control
Aug 28, 2017 (SPX)
But the scale of modern retail operations makes even radio frequency ID (RFID) scanning inefficient. Walmart, for instance, reported that in 2013 it lost $3 bil...
Go fetch! Drones help Swiss rescue dogs find the missing
Aug 25, 2017 (AFP)
The scene was part of a simulated dog rescue operation this week aimed at highlighting the rapidly growing use of drones to help speed up and expand such search...
Study finds drones accurate for relay of RFID signals for inventory control
Aug 25, 2017 (UPI)
Radio frequency ID, or RFID, tags were originally expected to revolutionize supply chain management due to their low cost, battery-free design. RFIDs received p...
Battelle, Dedrone partner for counter-drone system
Aug 24, 2017 (UPI)
Battelle will leverage its DroneDefender system with Dedrone's platform alert technology to protect critical infrastructure, the companies announced on Thursday...
Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system
Aug 24, 2017 (UPI)
The counter-UAS system is the KNOX by MyDefense Communications and is being jointly developed under a new agreement between the companies. "KNOX technology will...
Mobile Force Protection Aims to Thwart Adversaries' Small Unmanned Aircraft
Aug 22, 2017 (SPX)
Countering these threats in real time requires a range of technology advances to enable rapid detection, identification, tracking, and neutralization of adversa...
Do video game players make the best unmanned pilots
Aug 22, 2017 (SPX)
The move to significant automation has been a feature of aviation over the last 40 years. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations, commonly known as a aircraft...
Insitu receives contract for U.S. Navy Special Warfare ScanEagle support
Aug 21, 2017 (UPI)
The work is projected to be completed by Sept. 18, 2018, and will be performed in Bingen, Wash. The Boeing Insitu ScanEagle is an unmanned aerial vehicle with a...
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