Tag Archives: Drones

The first auto assembly plant to be established in a university in Africa was inaugurated at the University of Lagos recently, when Nord Automobiles unveiled the facility. Besides assembling new automobiles and giving students relevant hands-on or practical skills, the facility will also make drones for commercial purposes. Former Vice-Chancellor …

Next generation fixed-wing drones, capable of operating autonomously beyond the standard visual line of sight, are creating datasets of major wildlife populations around South Georgia for long-term monitoring to aid conservation efforts. The team from British Antarctic Survey travelled to South Georgia earlier this month to undertake aerial surveys of …

In 2013, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos went on “60 Minutes” to introduce plans for a futuristic-sounding product: drone delivery.  “These are effectively drones but there’s no reason that they can’t be used as delivery vehicles,” Bezos said in the segment. “We’re talking about delivery. There’s an item going into the …

Heven Drones, a leader in the development and commercialization of actionable drone platforms with heavy-lift capabilities, will be presenting its Autonomous Container System: a unique system that allows a complete autonomous logistics mission, at the Israeli UVID conference in Tel Aviv.   Based on the company’s “Urban” multi-rotor drone platform that …

Don’t miss D-Fend Solutions on Dawn of Drones this week, November 9 at 11:00 AM EST.  Stream below: Drones – small, unmanned aerial systems (sUASs) – are reshaping society in many ways, and bringing tangible value and benefits to millions of users around the world. However, there is a small …

A Rotax Engine from an Iranian-made Russian drone shot down over Ukraine. As Iranian-manufactured drones are wreaking havoc with civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, dismantling these weapons of war have revealed just how many Western components they contain. Despite tough UN and US imposed security sanctions being in place against both …

The Indian Army officials announced on November 4, 2022, that the Indian Army has started the process of acquiring 120 loitering munitions and 10 aerial targeting systems to strengthen its military power along with the border with China. Loitering systems and aerial targeting systems, as per the officials, are being …

At least 500 drones will depart the shores of New Jersey on Thursday evening, flickering over the horizon in a choreographed dance meant to evoke the experience of swiping colorful treats on a phone screen. Promising a “surreal takeover of New York City’s skyline,” the fleet will pulse with LED …

Image of the suspected Ukrainian USV circulating on Russian social media. Image via Naval News Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea fleet over the weekend are showing Moscow the vulnerability of its ships in port to new types of unmanned weapons, a Kremlin analyst at the CNA said Tuesday. Samuel Bendett …

Iran’s decision to supply Russia with kamikaze drones and short-range ballistic missiles for use against Ukraine has brought the Islamic Republic’s firepower to the streets of European cities. The Iranian drone technology being used against Kiev has been in the hands of proxy militias across the Middle East for a number of years, where …