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To Catch A Shahed With Fortem Technologies

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen the extensive use of Ukrainian and Russian unmanned aerial vehicle footage as propaganda for each side, spurring much discussion on both the possible offensive uses of aerial drones, and means of defending against drones. Fortem Technologies’ DroneHunter is a drone defense system that …

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2nd Special Operations Squadron Awarded RPA Squadron of the …

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) presented the 2022 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Squadron of the Year Award to the 2nd Special Operations Squadron (SOS) at a special ceremony at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 11, 2023. …

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NATO tests counter-drone technologies during exercise

From 12 to 22 September 2023, over 300 participants from 15 Allied and three partner nations, the European Union and the private sector gathered in the Netherlands to increase their ability to counter potential threats posed by the malign use of small drones. NATO’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft System Technical Interoperability …

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Small Tactical UAS program office welcomes new leadership

A new program manager stepped into command for the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263) during a change of command ceremony Sept. 21 at Naval Air Warfare Center Webster Outlying Field, St. Inigoes, Maryland. During the ceremony overlooking the St. Mary’s River at Unmanned …

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DoD Innovation Capital awards $1M to Parallel Flight Technol…

National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC), a program within the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense, has awarded a $1M contract to Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT), a California-based heavy-lift drone and hybrid propulsion technology company. This contract will support the advancement and expansion of its Long-Range Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to …

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Advance Navigation opens high-tech manufacturing facility

Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new high-tech robotics facility for autonomous systems based at UTS Tech Lab in Botany, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The facility will scale up the manufacturing of Advanced Navigation’s world-first AI navigation systems …

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Illinois DNR reminds hunters: no drones during hunts

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — With bow season starting this weekend and firearms soon after, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding people to not use drones in any capacity while hunting. Owner of Hunter’s Haven in Champaign, Cole Thompson, said that drones jeopardize the sports. “You can fly them …

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Taiwan is developing another, more destructive suicide drone…

It can change or abort its attack missions mid-flight as needed, Chi noted. Because it is configured for multi-tube launches from such platforms as trucks, planes, unmanned aerial vehicles and ships, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be dispatched from land, air and sea, Chi said, during a presentation ahead …

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