The FAA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force to help support the safe integration of Advanced Air Mobility aircraft into the National Airspace System. Under an agreement signed during an Oct. 25 event at Duke Field in Florida, the agencies will exchange data and share capabilities and expertise for …
Read More »Team Vidar enhances Warfighter RPA training
The Vidar Group, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business comprised of current and former military operators, will provide support to the Royal Netherlands Air Force Aircrews’ Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Training. The Vidar Group utilizes staff with qualifications such as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from the U.S. Air …
Read More »Drone federation team interacts with IAF in Jammu
To support the Atma Nirbhar Bharat vision, a Ministry of Defence led team from Drone Federation of India on Saturday visited the Air Force Station Jammu. The team included key stakeholders from the drone industry including various start ups comprising participants. During the visit, the team interacted with key stakeholders …
Read More »Southeast technology team thrives at Florida TSA Conference
Congrats to Southeast High’s Technology Student Association team, which took second at state at the 45th annual TSA Conference in Orlando. The Noles won six categories, took second in five more and were third in four others. Their first-place awards included Audio Podcasting with Ivan Aleman, Kayden Mudd, Ansh Patel, …
Read More »Milrem Robotics Team Demonstrates Ground Drone for European …
A Milrem Robotics-led team has trialed ground drone capabilities as part of the European Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) program at the Nexter Robotics facility in Versailles, France. Conducted by the French Armed Forces, the demonstration showcased interoperability between manned units and autonomous systems on tactical missions. For the …
Read More »UScellular and Ericsson Team Up on Drone Connectivity
Initial visual line of sight trials were conducted in Beloit, Wis., using a drone that was flown between two of UScellular’s commercial 5G towers. The drone was outfitted with a 5G smartphone and RF measurement equipment designed to capture performance metrics such as signal strength and quality, upload and download …
Read More »Dedrone Expands Executive Leadership Team
SAN FRANCISCO – May 24, 2022 – Dedrone, the market leader in smart airspace security, today announced the appointment of Balaji Tamirisa as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Daniel Anixt as General Counsel. In his new role, Tamirisa will oversee the continued expansion of Dedrone’s suite of technologies, …
Read More »Team CERBERUS wins DARPA Subterranean Challenge
September 30, 2021—Team CERBERUS, which included indoor drone company Flyability, has won DARPA’s three-year long Subterranean Challenge. DARPA first announced its Subterranean (SubT) Challenge in 2018. The goal of the competition was to “develop innovative technologies that would augment operations underground”—or, as IEEE Spectrum put it, “to get …
Read More »Control system helps several drones team up to deliver heavy…
Four drones team up to lift a package Researchers have developed a modular solution for handling larger packages without the need for a complex fleet of drones of varying sizes. By allowing teams of small drones to collaboratively lift objects using an adaptive control algorithm, the strategy could allow a …
Read More »Sheriff’s Office introduces new drone team
Several members of the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office Drone Team are pictured here, including: Technical Flight Officer Deputy Jeremy Kreuger, Pilot Deputy Rebecca Wulf, Pilot Deputy Geoffrey Gardner, Pilot Sergeant Jeremy Breiwa, and Supervisor of Operations Pilot Captain Les Crandall. Not pictured are Pilot Deputy Brock Holmes and Technical Flight …
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