Tag Archives: Fire

GA-ASI, CAL FIRE and CA ANG Complete Demo of REAP Pod on MQ-…

In collaboration with the California Air National Guard (CA ANG), National Guard Bureau (NGB), AT&T FirstNet, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) successfully completed a flight demonstration of the Rosetta Echo Advanced Payloads …

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Scappoose Fire District using drones to help fire investigat…

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The fire district recently received a new drone, an unmanned aircraft, from Homeland Security to continue to assist with fire investigations. SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — The Scappoose Fire District has been taking their job as firefighters to new heights. The fire district recently received a new drone, an unmanned aircraft, from Homeland …

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Northrop’s C-UAS System Excels During Complex Live Fire Test…

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) short range Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) command and control (C2) system successfully completed its most complex system of systems test to date. The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) served as the C2 system for all C-UAS assets used to detect …

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LA County Fire teams up with FBI to crack down on illegal dr…

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Los Angeles County Fire Department is teaming up with the FBI to crack down on illegal drones flying too close to fires. When wildfires break out in Southern California, firefighters move quickly, attacking destructive blazes from the air, using helicopters and other aircraft to drop …

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Soldiers fire on IDF drone on Lebanon border due to mistaken…

Israeli soldiers fired at a drone on the Lebanese border on Sunday afternoon, only to then realize it belonged to the military. The soldiers initially suspected the drone had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli airspace, the Israel Defense Forces said. They fired at it due to a “mistaken identification.” The …

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The Technological Tools Helping to Stunt Forest Fire Season

Genevieve Poblano/Digital Trends Graphic In the middle of the night last October, a suspected drunk 26-year-old rammed his Toyota Corolla into a power pole, shearing it in half. An off-duty California sheriff, who was driving on the same stretch of Orange County’s Santiago Canyon Road, saw the resulting fireball in …

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XAG Deploys Drones to Seed Burned Land for Australian Fire

COBRICO, Australia, May 12, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — In a collective effort to restore Australia from wildfire devastation, XAG has joined the first-ever post-fire drone seeding operation on Lake Cobrico, Victoria. This project was funded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and managed by Heytesbury District Landcare …

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Soldiers use AI to fire precision grenades, guide drone atta…

An illustration of Squad X Core Technologies. (DARPA) The Pentagon’s research and technology arm is testing a “breakthrough” AI-enabled technology for dismounted mobile combat units that synthesizes drone feeds, robot sensors, small arms fire detection, and ground-based radar — to “out cycle” enemy decision-making and attack with success. Instead of …

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