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– Jeep is looking at ways to integrate drones with its vehicles, as recent patent filings indicate. One possible use Jeep is looking to patent is off-road spotting. Instead of a person getting out of the vehicle to survey the terrain ahead and direct the driver over the appropriate line through obstacles, Jeep proposes deploying a drone from an in-vehicle docking station. Continue reading
The Israel Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) announced that it has completed several contracts with Elbit Systems totaling approximately $40 Million. Under these contracts, Elbit Systems will supply the IDF with advanced drones and autonomous systems to upgrade the operational capabilities of its forces in the field. Continue reading
After completing rigorous validation and environmental testing, Hoverfly Technologies is able to announce that its award of the U.S. Army Variable Height Antenna – Heavy (VHA-H) program with their Spectre Tethered Unmanned Aerial System (TeUAS). Continue reading
The Ukrainian company Buntar Aerospace has developed the Buntar-1, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) reconnaissance drone, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation reported. Continue reading
– Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. have opened the Itabashi Drone Field, the first drone demonstration experiment facility attached to a logistics facility in Tokyo, within the urban development logistics facility MFLP・LOGIFRONT Tokyo Itabashi, which was completed on October 2nd. Continue reading
To avoid dangerous and costly collisions between wildlife and aircraft, airport biologists are constantly monitoring nearby animal populations and attempting to reduce features that might attract hazardous species to the airport. Continue reading
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon recently announced the “Drone as First Responder” (DFR) program, which leverages the latest in aerial autonomous vehicle technology to enhance the NYPD’s emergency-response capabilities as the agency fulfills its mission to keep New Yorkers safe. Continue reading
On Friday 22 November, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson received his Ukrainian colleague Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov at Karlberg Palace. At the Palace, Mr Jonson presented plans for a new Swedish financial contribution to the Ukrainian defence industry with a focus on the mass production of long-range missiles and long-range drones. Continue reading