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Wed, Aug 28, 2024 The Discovery Channel recently released a documentary titled “Finding Amelia”.  It showcases an expedition to unearth the fate of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, which was conducted using drone-mounted magnetometers. In 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting a round-the-world flight. If she had …

US Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron One prepare to launch a RQ-21 Blackjack UAS, a Group 3 drone, at Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 13, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel) WASHINGTON — Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is seeking industry feedback for a …

Following numerous drone attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East, the Marine Corps is searching for a new system to defend its bases from small drones, according to a solicitation released last week.  “An installation security capability gap exists regarding the detection, tracking, identification, and defeat” of small drones …

The FAA is seeking public input on four requests to conduct beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations at or below 400 feet. If granted, Phoenix Air Unmanned, uAvionix, Zipline, and UPS Flight Forward will continue to expand the envelope of FAA-approved BVLOS drone operations. Data collected from these operations will inform the FAA’s ongoing policy and rulemaking activities. The …

By Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate | April 18, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a Request for Information (RFI) for kinetic mitigation technologies and solutions to counter small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). This RFI will be used to invite respondents whose capabilities are …

By Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate | April 18, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking new and emerging counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology and solutions capable of detecting, tracking, identifying, reporting, and countering low-observable, low-emission and non-emitting (dark) …

The Army Futures Command (AFC) is looking to the private sector for insight into a range of potential technology capabilities to deploy as part of AFC’s Technology Gateway program this fall, according to a Feb. 3 special notice published on Sam.gov.    The notice seeks input on tech ranging from …

By U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman Ashley Richards | May 09, 2022 GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —   As technological capabilities of America’s adversaries increase, the Air Force is constantly seeking new and innovative ways to defend its assets. With this in mind, several members from the 319 …

GRAND FORKS, ND – Vantis, North Dakota’s Statewide UAS Network, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, to support operational testing of beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights (BVLOS) on the network. Proposals are due by December 31, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. CT. Vantis is a …

Israeli startup FlyTech will launch its gliders in the country’s two-year autonomous drone delivery initiative, a press release announced on Monday.  The drones will act as unmanned delivery vehicles that will fly over Hadera and Haifa, just as they did in a trial last month, in Israel’s large-scale project to …