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Scientists working to expand the potential landing zones for drones have demonstrated a novel approach, enabling the aircraft to safely touch down on steep inclines. The technology builds on the team’s previous work involving walls and lakes, and could enable drones to land on one of the more common surfaces …

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) India is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the US to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones at a cost of over USD 3 billion to crank up its overall surveillance apparatus along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and in the …

A recent photo of China’s J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’ with a twin-seat configuration emerged on social media, making it the only Generation 5 stealth fighter of this design. Lockheed Delivers ‘Game Changing’ High-Energy Laser Weapon HELIOS To US Navy; Ready For Real Combat This bares the rapid pace at which China …

Military Drone Swarms and the Options to Combat Them By Ryan Bridley and Scott Pastor Introduction             The tactical use of drones is expanding as demonstrated from the past 100 years. Drones were first created in the U.S. and United Kingdom during World War I, though neither country employed them …

DJI granted world’s first C1 EU-type examination certificate allowing operations in Europe By Jim Magill Shenzhen, China-based DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer, has been granted the first C1 EU-type examination certificate allowing drones to operate under the new European drone regulation framework. Continue reading below, or listen: TÜV Rheinland, …

Ra’anana, Israel, McLean, VA and West Conshohocken, PA, USA, August 18, 2022 – D-Fend Solutions, leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, counter-drone takeover technology and Syzygy Integration, a next-generation situational awareness technology engineering firm have integrated D-Fend’s EnforceAir™ C-UAS with Syzygy’s SNAP (Sensor Network Access Point). The integration will strengthen …

Teal Drones and Reveal Technology Demonstrate Multi-Drone Mapping to US Military by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Red Cat Holdings [NASDAQ:RCAT]  is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy …

By AeroVironment, Inc. | August 19, 2022 ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 19, 2022 – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced it received an Other Transaction Agreement award by the United States Army on Aug. 18, 2022 for Increment 1 of the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, August 19.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: Manna Drone Delivery Expands: New Delivery Sites, New Manufacturing Manna, the first ever aviation-grade …

By Red Cat Holdings, Inc. | August 18, 2022 FORT BRAGG, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Military tactical teams’ ability to quickly produce accurate maps of areas targeted for military operations can mean the difference between mission success or failure. Meeting this need, Reveal Technology has teamed with Teal Drones – a …