Pierce Aerospace has announced a partnership with Vigilant Aerospace Systems to integrate Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal Remote ID technologies into Vigilant’s FlightHorizon airspace management and flight safety products. Continue reading
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Honeywell Smart Drone Radar Avoids Collisions Automatically
A drone piloted by the Honeywell IntuVue RDR-84K radar system has triumphed in a high-stakes game of dodgeball, repeatedly swerving around intruder aircraft in a series of tests that are key to the future of pilotless aviation. Continue reading
Schiebel Wins Prestigious Follow-On Contract with Royal Thai Navy
Schiebel wins another contract in Thailand to supply additional CAMCOPTER S-100 systems to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). Continue reading
Using Drones to Catch Fish in Locked-Down Shanghai
A harsh Covid lockdown has effectively turned the capital city of China into a ghost town. This video of a drone catching fish from a pool in locked-down Shanghai is doing rounds on the internet.
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FAA Awards $4.4M in Drone Research Grants to Seven Universities
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced $4.4 million in drone research, education and training grants to seven universities. Research will focus on three areas: electromagnetic compatibility, detect and avoid classifications, and cybersecurity oversight. Continue reading
Drones Distract Crew Before Missiles Sink Russian Warship
Ukraine’s military reportedly used drones to distract hundreds of soldiers on board a Russian warship before it launched missiles and struck the navy vessel.
NATO Member Buys Teal Golden Eagle Drones for Deployment in Ukraine
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Teal Drones has secured an order for 15 Golden Eagle drone units, plus spares and training, from a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member country that has committed them to deployment in the Ukraine. Continue reading
Mexican Cartels Flew 9,000 Drone Flights into US
Mexican drug cartels have conducted more than 9,000 drone flights into U.S. airspace in the last year to surveil American law enforcement and security operations in the southern border region, a senior Homeland Security official told Judicial Watch this week. Continue reading