Tag Archives: Ready

Flying High: Amazon Delivery Drones Ready for Take-off

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 …

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Study Demonstrates That VECTOR-600 Is Ready For Operations

The operational envelope defines the operational risk profile within which an aircraft can operate safely, taking into consideration all risk mitigations included within the system. By means of an independent study conducted by a recognized aerospace institute, UAV Navigation has defined the operational envelope of the VECTOR-600 autopilot based on …

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The Drift: North Bay-devised drone ready for underground res…

Purpose-built Emergency Response Drone latest product offering from SafeSight Exploration It’s smaller than an average-sized dinner plate, but what the SafeScout Emergency Response Drone (ERD) lacks in girth it more than makes up for in ambition. Launched in mid-September, SafeScout weighs a mere 950 grams (two pounds) and measures a …

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Is the Air Force Ready to Go All In on Kratos’ Drones? — Th…

The Air Force is thinking about buying more than two dozen high-tech drones from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS), a potential final step toward a major order that’s key to the bull case for this mid-tier defense tech company. Will Roper, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, told reporters gathered …

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