Anduril Industries revealed, on December 1, its Roadrunner family of vertical takeoff-and-landing unmanned aerial vehicles. The six foot-long Roadrunner is designed with a modular payload system facilitating reconfiguration for varying missions. The Group 3 drone uses twin thrust-vectored turbojet engines to reach what the California-based company calls “high subsonic” speeds …
Read More »NOPD: Drones just ‘body-worn cameras in the sky’
Alone, in the middle of a parking lot, sat a lifeless drone. Officially known as a “small unmanned aircraft system,” the drone is the latest high-tech surveillance tool that the New Orleans Police Department plans to put to work. Ironically, it sat in a lot near the NOPD Police Academy …
Read More »A New Portable Solution for Drone Threats
WhiteFox Defense Launches Scorpion 3: A New Portable Solution for Drone Threats by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 01, 2023 In an era where drone-related security threats are increasingly prevalent, especially in conflict regions like Ukraine and Israel, the demand for innovative and efficient counter-drone technologies …
Read More »Australia, US, UK forge high-tech deal to counter China
AP, MOUNTAIN VIEW, California From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the US is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the UK as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday met with Australian …
Read More »US, UK, Australia to carry out maritime drone drills in 2024…
The exercises will build skills, improve integration and “rapidly accelerate” the sophistication and scale of autonomous maritime systems that the allies can deploy and operate, Austin said. The top defence officials also explained that the military technologies powered by AI would, for instance, improve a network of buoys operated by …
Read More »TEKEVER and CRFS launch UAS with an ultra-sensitive RF recei…
TEKEVER is a global leader in unmanned systems technology. CRFS is a pioneer in building ultra-sensitive RF receivers for spectrum monitoring and geolocation. Together, the companies have successfully completed phase one of their system integration partnership and launched the first sub-tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) carrying highly sensitive RF sensors …
Read More »Anduril unveils a drone that can explode — or fly home
What if a missile could jet toward a moving target — and then fly back home to try again if it missed? That’s the idea behind the Roadrunner, a novel combination of AI-powered drone, bomb and boomerang designed by the defense tech company Anduril Industries and announced on Thursday. The …
Read More »South Fulton Police test fly drones set to help respond to 9…
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The South Fulton Police Department will soon be using drones to respond to 911 calls. It’s part of the new program called “Drones as First Responders” The department was out at a remote site testing out the drones Thursday. South Fulton Police have partnered …
Read More »KOREC teams up with Wingtra in new distributor agreement
KOREC Group announced that it has signed an agreement to become the latest distributor to join the Swiss company’s global network of suppliers. The agreement will see KOREC strengthening its existing fixed wing portfolio to include the WingtraOne, a premium survey drone that offers vertical take-off, PPK geo-referencing and a …
Read More »McKim & Creed expand UAS program with geospatial services
McKim & Creed, one of the largest engineering and geospatial firms in the United States is expanding its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) program to provide enhanced aerial mapping capabilities for clients. Ravi Soneja, CMT-Lidar, recently joined McKim & Creed as UAS Program Manager, where he’ll oversee the firm’s aerial acquisition …
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