DroneShield Provides U.S. Government with Handheld Counter-Drone Solution by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby DroneShield, a leading developer of artificial intelligence based multi-mission solutions, has received and fulfilled a follow-on order for its portable and handheld Counter-UAS (C-UAS) solutions issued by a U.S. Government agency. Continue reading below, or …
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According to FAA estimates, bird strikes cost US aviation carriers more than $400 million annually: and have caused more than 200 deaths since 1998. 90% of these incidents happen within the vicinity of an airport, which makes the strikes a major operational hazard for commercial aviation. Continue reading below, or …
Read More »What Data Points Do Drones Need to Collect?
The Xponential 2022 event on April 25-28 in Orlando, FL, was a significant success. Each year it presents the opportunity to work across many markets and domains. The event represents the entire uncrewed industry, from maritime systems to autonomous trucks that don’t have a cab and robot dogs. Keely Griffith, …
Read More »Drones on Mars: Skypersonic’s Tests on Mt. Etna
Skypersonic Validates Drone Technology on Mt. Etna for Future Use on Mars by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Skypersonic is a subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings. 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 …
Read More »Summit on Advanced Air Mobility Security Concerns
Today, at the White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility, stakeholders expressed concerns over security, the possibility of uncrewed technology being used by bad actors for terrorism or warfare, and the critical need for the reauthorization and expansion of the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 set to expire October 5, …
Read More »Road to Using Drones and Rovers on Mars Begins on Active Vol…
MT. ETNA, SICILY, ITALY, August 2, 2022 – Skypersonic, which in 2021 signed a five-year contract with NASA to provide drone and rover software, hardware and support to NASA’s simulated Mars mission, has validated its software and hardware on Mt. Etna, an active volcano in Sicily where the landscape is …
Read More »Vigilant Aerospace Supports RIMPAC 22 Exercise with FlightHo…
SAN DIEGO (August 2, 2022) – Vigilant Aerospace announced on Tuesday that it has provided a demonstration FlightHorizon COMMANDER airspace management system to the US Air Force in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, currently going on in Hawaii and near Southern California. FlightHorizon COMMANDER is …
Read More »Triumph of technology sees Zawahiri’s end
The killing of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri (71) somewhere in Kabul last Saturday marks the triumph of technology. As US president Joe Biden claimed, there was no American on the ground in the Afghan capital to mastermind the highly-successful operation. It was a “precise, tailored airstrike”, using a drone, that …
Read More »Japan Drone 2022 is Biggest Yet
Sony Airpeak Drone Japan Drone 2022 was a record breaking event this year, drawing more than 17,000 visitors over 3 days. This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Japan has shown major committment to the drone industry, since the late Prime Minister Shinzo …
Read More »Teledyne FLIR Introduces Mid-Wave IR Neutrino Camera Module
GOLETA, Calif., August 2, 2022 ― Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the release of the Neutrino LC CZ 15-300, the latest Neutrino IS series model of mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) camera modules with integrated continuous zoom (CZ) lenses. Designed for integrated solutions requiring crisp, long range, SD or HD MWIR imaging, …
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