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A Manduca sexta moth with the sensor on its back
There are many places in this world that are hard for researchers to study, mainly because it’s too dangerous for people to get there. University of Washington researchers have created one potential solution: A 98 milligram sensor system — about one tenth the weight of a jellybean, or less than one hundredth of an ounce — that can ride aboard a small drone or an insect, such as a moth, until it gets to its destination. Continue reading
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has deployed 70 Ababil-2 suicide drones to the navy of the country’s elite force, which controls its territorial waters in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman, the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency has reported. Continue reading
UMS SKELDAR has successfully achieved the remote automatic flight of its V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform. Continue reading
A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC, developer of a patented tethered free-fall drone delivery mechanism, is launching its flagship product, the RDS1 (Rapid Delivery System) which maintains a safe hover of up to 150 feet (45.71 meters) while its delivery mechanism controls the payload’s free-fall for a safe and accurate touchdown. Continue reading
A black-headed seagull brought down a drone over a school in south west Scotland during a roof survey which was being carried out at Stranraer Academy in July. Continue reading
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced last week that it had issued new guidance banning the use of agency grants to purchase drones and other unmanned aerial systems from foreign groups deemed threats.
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World championship tour surfer Matt Wilkinson had a close encounter with a shark last week while surfing at Sharpes Beach at Ballina, New South Wales. Continue reading
uAvionix announced that it has been granted a new patent critical to safe and secure integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into National Airspace Systems (NAS). Continue reading