In an innovative move toward wildlife conservation, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has teamed up with the Tulalip Tribes to explore the use of drones for monitoring bighorn sheep populations in South Central Washington. Groundbreaking Initiative Set to Take Off Scheduled to kick off this April and …
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A new approach using multiple swarms of drones could be used to manage natural disasters like forest fires. The technique is being tested by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Climate change is making catastrophic weather events like wildfires more frequent and severe. “A swarm of drones could …
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Rectron has partnered with service provider startup to lift SA’s drone industry. ICT distributor Rectron has partnered with Johannesburg-based Rectron reseller NTSU Aviation Solutions to develop skills and infrastructure within South Africa’s drones market. NTSU Aviation Solutions is a startup specialising in remotely piloted, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones, …
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Natasha Gray (pictured), who was previously policy programs manager APAC at Meta and former head of international communications at DJI, has started her own public affairs consultancy firm, Emergent Public Affairs. Based in Singapore, Emergent Public Affairs is a consultancy specialising in emerging technologies and sustainability solutions. The firm will …
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Laser-based anti-drone system maker AIM Defence has been awarded a $4.9 million contract by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for a directed energy weapon prototype that will be used in field-based trials. AIM Defence says its counter-drone systems are able to achieve “millimetre target accuracy at a distance of 1 …
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Nearthlab Joins Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List with Game-Changing Wind Turbine Inspection Solution Nearthlab has been named among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. This recognition places Nearthlab in the esteemed company of industry giants such as Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft, highlighting its groundbreaking work in the Robotics …
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In short: A Melbourne company has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the ADF to trial anti-drone technology. It uses directed energy in the form of light to disable unmanned aerial vehicles. What’s next? The firm expects to deliver its system to the ADF for evaluation by the middle of …
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A farmer checks sensors at a greenhouse of a vegetable base in Aykol Town of Aksu, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 24, 2024. With the help of modern agricultural technologies, the vegetable base in Aykol Town of Aksu has become an important base for vegetable supply in southern …
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New Delhi: Indian drone major IdeaForge is now going to enter “logistics at scale” by developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can carry payloads of up to 100 kg to a distance of 100 km. This, the company’s co-founder & CEO Ankit Mehta says, could “potentially its foot in the …
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Enemy media: “Gaza” drone puts Zionist entity in crosshairs of new Iranian technology [24/March/2024] OCCUPIED AL-QUDS March 24. 2024 (Saba) – On Saturday, the Zionist newspaper “Jerusalem Post” reported Iran’s unveiling of a new drone called “Gaza”. It is capable of carrying about 13 bombs and is equipped with a …
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