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Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Human Help or GPS
Jun 29, 2017 (SPX)
DARPA's FLA program is advancing technology to enable small unmanned quadcopters to fly autonomously through cluttered buildings and obstacle-strewn environment...
Supercam in the ARCTIC: Manned and Unmanned planes with ADS-B
Jun 27, 2017 (SPX)
Possessing knowledge about ice condition is significant for people and infrastructure. Nowadays ice monitoring is executed by costly satellites along with pilot...
China drone king turns to farming
Jun 25, 2017 (AFP)
The world leader in the civilian drones sector is switching its focus from leisure photography to more professional uses for its unmanned aerial vehicles, and i...
Rafael unveils Drone Dome anti-drone system
Jun 24, 2017 (UPI)
The system, called Drone Dome, has a range of up to several miles and causes minimal interruptions to other systems in nearby urban areas, the company said duri...
Rockwell Collins to supply avionics for General Atomics MQ-9B
Jun 22, 2017 (UPI)
The contract calls for the delivery of Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics platform. The system is designed for access to civil air space operations. It w...
Leonardo, Hensoldt awarded $323 million U.K. IFF contract
Jun 22, 2017 (UPI)
Leonardo and Hensoldt will be partnering on the program as "Team Skytale." The contract covers IFF upgrades fo 31 different vehicles used by the UK, including l...
Unmanned helo completes French navy flight trials
Jun 22, 2017 (UPI)
The trials in late May and early June were conducted from from the deck of the Bâtiment de Projection et de Commandement Dixmude, the newest French Navy amphib...
Pentagon Builds Robo-Wingmen to Fly With Manned Fighter Jets
Jun 21, 2017 (Sputnik)
Kratos, with the backing of the Air Force Research Labs, has also separately showcased the XQ-222 Valkyrie, a 30-foot drone with a range topping out at 3,000 na...
General Atomics finishes key cockpit review for drone program
Jun 20, 2017 (UPI)
The announcement marks the completion of one of the key phases of testing before the system can be fielded to the U.S. Air Force, the company said. "Our Block 5...
Insitu receives $45 million contract extension for SOCOM UAVs
Jun 20, 2017 (UPI)
The modification covers a 12-month extension of the existing contract, with the total value of the contract not to exceed $195 million. The extension is needed ...
US-led coalition downs Iran-made drone in Syria
Jun 20, 2017 (AFP)
Russia, a key ally of the Syrian regime, accused the US-led coalition of "complicity with terrorism" after the drone was downed in southern Syria. It comes days...
Leonardo receives NATO surveillance system contract
Jun 20, 2017 (UPI)
Leonardo has been chosen by the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency to develop and maintain key elements of the AGS. Leonardo is a member of the...
Can use of a drone improve response times for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests compared to an ambulance
Jun 16, 2017 (SPX)
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the United States has low survival (8-10 percent), with reducing time to defibrillation as the most important factor fo...
EU unveils plans to regulate drones by 2019
Jun 16, 2017 (AFP)
The blueprint from the European Commission, the EU executive, covers allowing drones to operate in high density under the supervision of fleet operators. "Drone...
Leonardo debuts new target drone at Paris Air Show
Jun 16, 2017 (UPI)
The M-40 is based off of the Mirach 100/5 target drone that is already in service and has been widely exported. The target drone is a remotely piloted aerial sy...
Elbit Systems offer Airborne Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Solution for HLS and Defense Needs
Jun 15, 2017 (SPX)
Visual Intelligence (VISINT) gathering was traditionally available in a designated video format. The user could see and record only the area the Electro Optic (...
Drones could save lives with rapid heart attack response
Jun 13, 2017 (AFP)
By reducing the crucial intervention time after a heart attack, drone delivery of the easy-to-use kit could raise the chances of survival of cardiac arrest vict...
Falcon Flight for X-37B
Jun 08, 2017 (SPX)
It's fair to say that the US Air Force is now running X-37B flights routinely. The spacecraft seems very robust, staging flawless returns to Earth after long fl...
Pro-Syria regime drone shot down after it fires on coalition
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred near the coalition's At-Tanaf garrison close to the Jordanian border, spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon told Pentago...
Netherlands to replace ScanEagle UAV with Integrator
Jun 07, 2017 (UPI)
The Integrator is a multi-mission small UAV that carries custom payloads for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. It is the baseline aircraft...
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