Five minutes after Ohio State kicked off with Maryland on Saturday, officials paused the action because one or more referees detected a drone that flew over Ohio Stadium as the game took place. Continue reading
UK Research into Mine Detecting Drones
Scientists and engineers at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are conducting crucial research into the new drone technology, which would see mined areas cleared faster and more safely, ramping up protection for Armed Forces personnel. Continue reading
BT Launches UK’s First Drone SIM
UK telephone operator BT has announced the launch of the UK’s first Drone SIM to unlock the true potential of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operation across the UK. Continue reading
Dedrone Announces DedroneBeyond to Enable Scalable Drones as First Responder Operations
Dedrone has announced the launch of DedroneBeyond, its solution to enable drone operations to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for state, local, territorial and tribal (SLTT) law enforcement and emergency services when deploying drone as first responders (DFR). Continue reading
Greek Startup Fits Rocket Launcher on Quadcopter
At the Hellenic booth at the Association of the United States Army conference, it is hard not to notice the five-foot-long quadcopter equipped with rocket launcher, a rare combination, developed by startup Spirit Aeronautical Systems (S.A.S) technology. Continue reading
US Air Force Selects Anduril’s Ghost and Ghost-X to Enhance Autonomy Capabilities
Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced that it was awarded two contracts with the U.S. Air Force for $8M to work on enhanced autonomy capabilities with Anduril’s dual-use Ghost platform and its newest variant, Ghost-X. Continue reading
Nexter and Naval Group Demonstrate Drone Swarm Technology with 100 Drones in French Army Demo
Nexter and Naval Group have demonstrated that drone swarms can have other applications than saturation attacks. This was done together with the Gironde company Icarus Swarms, which has developed software allowing the evolution of several mini-drones, generally supplied by the manufacturer Parrot, which also equips the French forces . Continue reading
F-22 Raptor Freefall at Huntington Beach Airshow
Pacific coast air show Huntington beach had it all!. First up the United States Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo. Captain Samuel (jaZZ) Larson pushed the raptor to its limits and beyond with a tail slide and the falling leaf to name just few of his amazing manoeuvres. Continue reading