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At SOFIC 2018, the International Special Operations Forces Industry Exhibition Conference currently taking place in Tampa, Lockheed Martin announced that Stalker eXtended Endurance (XE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been upgraded with a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. Continue reading
The second edition of the World Intelligence Conference (WIC 2018) took place at the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Hilton Hotel and the Meijiang Conference & Exhibition Centre in Tianjin, China on 16-18 May 2018. Continue reading
Within the framework of the summit UNVEX S & D, a Reaper MQ-9 will fly between two European countries. A milestone since it will be the first time that an unmanned vehicle of this size –MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) – performs an exercise of these characteristics between two different nations, thanks to the collaboration resulting from the agreement between Air Forces of France and Spain. Continue reading
Five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions are winners of the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The award was presented on Thursday May 3rd at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
As divergent as the three keynote speakers who addressed a full house at Xponential 2018 were Tuesday, they shared a common message of optimism for the future of unmanned systems. Continue reading
Airbus, Dassault and Leonardo have revealed the first full-scale model of an envisioned European drone at the Berlin Air Show, upping the the visibility ― and scrutiny ― of a project meant to epitomize the continent’s growing military profile.
The 2-disc hybrid Wankel engine SP-480 SRE hybrid is being introduced for the first time to the professional public at Xponential 2018. 3W-International and Sky Power thus continue the tradition of presenting a new Wankel engine at the leading international trade fair. Continue reading
RPAS 2018 will focus on RPAS-related standards (open & specific operational categories), standard scenarios (specific operational category), as well as RPAS-related matters that will be decided on a national level, but ideally should be harmonised on a European level. At RPAS 2018, the members of civil drone councils & national drone associations, will be actively involved in defining their future. Continue reading