April 25, 2022 – Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, recently completed a project to advance the capabilities of its Modular Intercept Drone Avionics Set (MIDAS) counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS). Aurora engineers designed, implemented, and tested improvements to the drone engagement device (DED) and onboard autonomy, …
Read More »Primoco UAV flight tests several drones from one control sta…
Prague, 21 October 2021 – Primoco UAV SE, a Czech company that develops and manufactures the One 150 UAV, successfully flight tested the simultaneous control of multiple unmanned aircraft from one control station at their airport in Písek Krašovice on 20 October 2021. Video: https://youtu.be/lFwl8GGX9Ww The One 150 unmanned aerial vehicle …
Read More »USAF plans more tests of drone-fighter plane collaborations
Despite disappointment in December, new tests of the “Golden Horde” weapons system of swarming drones will begin in February, the U.S. Air Force said. An element of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Vanguard project, the system involves unmanned aerial vehicles, working as a group to communicate, choose targets and then …
Read More »Drones that deliver Covid-19 tests and PPE among £7m funding…
South West companies building drones to deliver Covid-19 tests and personal protective equipment (PPE) are among 20 projects to receive a share of £7million Government investment designed to drive innovation. A trio of businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly – Droneprep, Consortiq and Windracers – will use unmanned …
Read More »South Korea Tests Food Delivery by Drones
South Korea has tested an autonomous drone food delivery service amid rising demand for non-contact services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the transport ministry said Saturday. In a test held in the administrative city of Sejong, some 130 kilometers southeast of Seoul, five drones delivered meals and other products to people …
Read More »Walmart tests drone delivery amid escalating Amazon
Walmart Inc. is entering the drone delivery wars, its latest move to counter Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in e-commerce as more Americans choose to shop from home. The world’s largest retailer said it has started piloting drone delivery of grocery and household items from its stores in Fayetteville, N. C. The …
Read More »UAV Navigation tests its autopilot against an anti drone sys…
Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference (MIJI) is one of the most discussed topics when it comes to UAV operations. It refers to the interception and rebroadcast of signals that are more powerful than the ones used to navigate the aircraft. Although this type of attack can be possible on …
Read More »Trillium Engineering Tests New HD55 Gimbaled Camera System f…
Replacing older HD50 model, HD55 houses sharper EO and IR cameras for better target ID HOOD RIVER, Ore. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 12, 2020 — Trillium Engineering, an industry leader in gimbaled camera systems for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced today that it has begun airborne testing of …
Read More »Drones Take Flight to Carry Covid-19 Tests to Labs in Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic has frozen much of the world’s aviation system, grounding fleets, shredding balance sheets, and stopping production lines as passenger demand craters. But in Ghana, a new fleet of aircraft took flight on Friday in an effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. These small drones, …
Read More »DARPA tests drone swarms that send groups of up to 250 auton…
Experimental new drone program can use swarms of up to 250 air and ground vehicles to coordinate military raids In Mississippi, DARPA researchers successfully tested a new drone program The program is called Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics, or OFFSET OFFSET will allow DARPA personnel to control swarms of up to 250 drones …
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