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Bats' flight technique could lead to better drones
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Long-eared bats are assisted in flight by their ears and body, according to a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The recent findings improve res...
AeroVironment Unveils Mantis i45 EO IR Gimbal Payload for Puma AE
May 04, 2016 (SPX)
AeroVironment has unveiled its new Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) gimbal payload designed for AeroVironment Puma AE (All Environment) small unmanne...
Raytheon speeds up drone deliveries
May 03, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon reports it is ramping up deliveries of its small unmanned aerial systems to military customers as a result of increasing demand. It has also opened a n...
Mexico flies Arcturus fixed-wing VTOL UAV
May 03, 2016 (UPI)
Arcturus UAV reports that the Mexican Navy is using its T-20 JUMP fixed-wing, vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle. The fixed-wing VTOL UAV, wit...
Britain procuring advanced Predator B aircraft
May 02, 2016 (UPI)
Britain's Ministry of Defense is procuring 20 advanced Predator B remotely piloted aircraft from the United States for about $606.2 million. The procurement of ...
AeroVironment begins production of Switchblade tactical missile upgrade
Apr 29, 2016 (SPX)
At the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit AeroVironment announced it has developed a block upgrade, designated Block 10C, to its already fielded Switchblade...
Textron adds VTOL capability to Aerosonde unmanned aerial system
Apr 29, 2016 (UPI)
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems says its Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System has successfully been flown with a hybrid quadrotor. The hybrid quadrotor pro...
Navy deploys mission control system for unmanned helicopter
Apr 28, 2016 (UPI)
An advanced mission control system for the MQ-8 unmanned helicopter has been deployed aboard the USS Coronado, a littoral combat ship. The system for the MQ-8 F...
Conoco touts strength, but losses mount
Apr 28, 2016 (UPI)
After cutting dividend payouts, ConocoPhillips said Thursday it was in a good position to weather the market downturn, but still posted a quarterly net loss. Co...
Drones Offer Hope for Fighting Arctic Oil Spills
Apr 28, 2016 (SPX)
Jessica Garron's eyes light up when she talks about the fire. It was less than a year ago when Garron, a researcher at the University of Alaska, watched a drone...
Dutch students open world's first pop-up drone cafe
Apr 23, 2016 (AFP)
Would you like a drone with your cocktail? The world's first cafe using the tiny domestic unmanned aircraft as servers has opened in a Dutch university. The pop...
Drone command center set up on U.S. aircraft carrier
Apr 21, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy reports that it has installed the first command center for unmanned aerial vehicles aboard an aircraft carrier. The carrier is the USS Carl Vinson...
China exported military drones to 10 nations: report
Apr 21, 2016 (AFP)
China has exported military drones to more than 10 countries in deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and plans to sell unmanned craft capable of launchi...
Turkey looks to develop next-gen drone subsystems
Apr 20, 2016 (Sputnik)
Turkey's foray into drone technology comes amid increased crackdowns against political and intellectual dissent as well as on the country's Kurdish minority, wh...
XFLY introduces an intelligent flight control navigator
Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)
XFLY LLC has announced the introduction of its all new xNav IFCN, an Intelligent Flight Control Navigator that ensures total ease of flight, efficiency, reliabi...
Aurora flies sub-scale demonstrator of experimental plane
Apr 19, 2016 (UPI)
A sub-scale demonstrator of a vertical take-off and landing experimental plane has been successfully flown by Aurora Flight Sciences. The VTOL LightningStrike e...
Dronemeisters drone pilot directory creating buzz for master UAV operators
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
Dronemeisters, a brand-driven drone pilot directory showcasing the world's best UAV operators, has launched. The new drone pilot resource, with its edgy Droneme...
Malaysia procures Fulmar surveillance drones from Thales
Apr 18, 2016 (UPI)
Thales' Fulmar unmanned aerial system is being supplied to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency to enhance the agency's surveillance capabilities. Fulmar, ...
General Atomics awarded dual drone contracts
Apr 15, 2016 (UPI)
General Atomics has been awarded two separate engineering contracts to maintain the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft. Under the first contract awa...
Rafael rolls out 'Drone Dome' anti-drone system
Apr 13, 2016 (UPI)
Israeli defense firm Rafael unveiled its latest anti-drone defensive system, which the company claims can track, target and destroy enemy unmanned aircraft with...
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