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By Matt Morgan  [CC BY-SA 2.0 ] The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has issued new tips for coping with unauthorized drone flights over army installations.  The new tips would permit drones to be disabled or destroyed: a Defense.gov assertion mentioned DoD “cracks down” on drones. A Pentagon spokesman advised …

Aerotenna has efficiently demonstrated collision detection and avoidance in drones with the IWR1642 mmWave sensor from Texas Instruments (TI), and introduced its dedication to function TI mmWave sensors in its next-generation collision-avoidance answer, uSharp Patch D1. As a number one supplier of autonomous flying options for drones, Aerotenna sees TI …

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced that it’s going to use a tethered drone to carry out surveillance over the Trump National Golf Course in New Jersey, in the course of the President’s trip this month. “The Proof of Concept will help determine the potential future use of …

A memo – reportedly an official launch from the US Army – has been handed to sUAS News. The topic? Halting the use of DJI expertise attributable to ‘Cyber vulnerabilities’. The memo handed to sUAS information. The textual content of the doc reads: DAMO-AVMEMORANDUM FOR RECORD2 August 2017 SUBJECT: Discontinue …

Intel has come a great distance from simply offering chips, and over the previous few years the firm has moved shortly to the forefront of the drone trade.  With a sequence of acquisitions, together with a stake in main Chinese producer Yuneec, and the improvement of drone applied sciences that …

Australia’s prime science company is teaming up with the nation’s main agribusiness company to deploy drones and long-range sensing tech to spice up crop yields Down Under. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) signed a joint partnership settlement with Ruralco, a nationwide agribusiness outlet with greater than 500 …

Insitu and BNSF officers launch ScanEagle for the historic first flight. Military and industrial drone firm Insitu introduced that their platforms have flown 1,000,000 hours final week – a significant milestone for the 23-year-old firm. “…I believe we are just getting started,” mentioned Insitu’s president and CEO, Ryan Hartman. The …

Measure, a U.S. supplier of drone options for enterprise clients, has introduced the acquisition of Pilatus Unmanned to for the aim of increasing their drone engineering and gear gross sales. Josh Kornoff, Pilatus Unmanned CEO will head Measure’s engineering crew. The acquisition marks the newest chapter in Measure’s progress, highlighted …

A neighborhood British police pressure will take to the skies to seek out lacking folks, examine crimes and save lives through drone know-how. The Norfolk Constabulary introduced a three-month UAV trial program this week. The company will deploy 4 drone groups and officers hope to increase this system properly into …

Snapchat Snap, the mother or father firm of social media platform Snapchat, is in negotiations with Chinese drone producer Zero Zero Robotics, maker of the Hover Camera Passport selfie drone. The Information experiences that Snap is contemplating buying Zero Zero for $150-200 million, upping their drone recreation significantly from the …