Tag Archives: unmanned aerial vehicles

First QF-16 Aerial Target from Boeing’s Modification Line in Arizona

A QF-16 takes flight from Boeing’s second modification line over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona

A team from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force completed the first QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target to undergo conversion from a modification line in Arizona. The aircraft was flown last month to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where it will be used autonomously in future weapons training operations. Continue reading →

Duke Robotics TIKAD Combat Drone has Innovative Stabilization Technology

Duke Robotics introduces TIKAD, an innovative military UAS octocopter drone with a mounted lightweight firearm and advanced stabilization technology. TIKAD features a lightweight robotic gimbal with the unparalleled ability to carry and stabilize payload recoil up to three times its weight. Continue reading →

HAPSMobile and Rwanda to Study Mobile Internet Connectivity Using HAPS

The Rwandan Ministry of ICT and Innovation and HAPSMobile Inc., a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., announced they signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 29, 2020 under which both parties will conduct a Joint Research Project (“JRP”) that studies the use of High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) to provide mobile Internet connectivity in Rwanda. Continue reading →

Numerica’s Software Advances C-UAS Capabilities

Numerica Corporation’s newest commercial software product, MIMIR, is helping to defend against malicious drone activity by enabling the creation of layered Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) capabilities using autonomous sensor fusion and precise target tracking technology. Continue reading →

“Greek Army Buys Turkish Drones” – ‘Fake News’ says Greek Defence Ministry

Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

Greece’s Defence Ministry categorically denied last week’s news report that the Greek Ministry of Defence had decided to buy 50 drones made by a Turkish company and even threatened Greek media who spread the fake news. Continue reading →