At the International Aerospace Exhibition and Air Show (ILA) 2024, Airbus displayed its latest unmanned aerial system, the VSR700. Designed primarily for naval applications, this rotary-wing aircraft combines advanced technology with operational flexibility to meet modern maritime needs. Continue reading
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Eric Schmidt is Secretly Testing AI Military Drones in a Wealthy Silicon Valley Suburb
Last year, billionaire technologist Eric Schmidt quietly founded a secretive military drone company, White Stork. Now, the stealth startup has begun testing its artificial intelligence-guided aircraft, both at the Menlo Park headquarters of Schmidt’s family office Hillspire and on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine, where the former Google CEO has continually touted himself as the country’s preeminent defense tech guru. Continue reading
ISIS Circulates Detailed Attack Manuals on Using Drones at Paris Olympics
ISIS extremists have published “detailed” manuals for adapting drones to attack the Paris Olympics, a counter-terrorism expert has told The National Matt Mooney believes there is a “moderately high” probability that there will be a drone attack using a home-made bomb during this summer’s games. Continue reading
Ukrainian Drones Retrieve Fallen Drones and Trophies from Battlefield
Ukrainian troops have recently had some good results with drone rescues, and have also been able to grab Russian drones, weapons and radios from the battlefield. Continue reading
Aeronautics Introduces the Orbiter 2 LM Loitering Munition
Aeronautics Ltd. has introduced the Orbiter 2 LM (Loitering Munition), the latest addition to Aeronautics’ portfolio of combat proven loitering munitions systems. It offers enhanced capabilities including long endurance, persistent surveillance, optimal precision with low collateral damage making it ideal for a diverse number of missions. Continue reading
Drone Light Show Marks D-Day 80th Anniversary
A spectacular drone show lit up the skies above Portsmouth last night (Wednesday), to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day – and the result was visible as far as the Isle of Wight. Continue reading
DJI Completes World’s First Drone Delivery Tests on Mount Everest
DJI has teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift, video production company 8KRAW, and Nepalese certified mountain guide Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, to fly the world’s first successful delivery drone trials on Mount Everest (Mount Qomolangma). Continue reading
Vodafone Germany and FlyNex Launch DroNet Hub
The new online platform ‘DroNet Hub‘ makes commercial drone flights possible for every company with just a few mouse clicks – regardless of whether it is a large corporation or a medium-sized company. Everything from planning to implementation and analysis to the finished report is now possible online. Continue reading