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Aurora Flight Sciences Wins Swiss Innovation Award
Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that the company has been awarded with a 2017 Tell Award, which honours U.S. companies that have made significant and innovative investments in Switzerland....
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Pix4D Launches Drone Mapping Software Certification Program
Pix4D has announced that it has launched a certification program for its Pix4dmapper drone mapping photogrammetry software, which will allow users to benchmark their skills and technical knowledge....
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Phoenix LiDAR and JOUAV Announce Hybrid Long Distance LiDAR Mapping UAV
Phoenix LiDAR Systems and JOUAV have announced the TerraHawk CW-30, a custom LiDAR equipped version of JOUAV’s CW-30 hybrid VTOL/fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The new aircraft was unveiled...
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New Adaptable UAV Concept Switches Between Fixed-Wing and Rotary Flight
BAE Systems has announced that, together with students from Cranfield University, it has revealed a new technology concept – named Adaptable UAVs – which can alternate between fixed-wing and...
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Drones Used to Detect Human Life Signs
The University of South Australia (UniSA) has announced that it has demonstrated that drones can be used to detect human vital signs in war zones and natural disasters. Under a collaborative agreement...
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Insitu Demonstrates GIS-Enabled UAS for Fighting Wildfires
Insitu has announced that together with Esri, a specialist spatial analytics company, it has successfully completed test flights for a new way to support firefighting efforts using state-of-the-art...
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Boeing to Acquire Aurora Flight Sciences to Advance Autonomous Aircraft...
Boeing has announced plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms, under an agreement signed by the companies. Aurora specializes...
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RT LTA Systems Unveils Upgraded Skystar 100 Aerostat
RT LTA Systems, a developer of aerostats for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications applications, has announced that it will present the new capabilities of the company’s...
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New Geospatial Solution Turns Drones into Accurate Mapping Systems
Verity has announced the release of Verity Mapper, a complete drone mapping solution that combines professional geospatial products to enable reliable, survey grade mapping. Verity Positioning is a...
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AeroVironment to Upgrade Puma and Raven Small UAS
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that its Puma™ AE and Raven® small unmanned aircraft systems, the most widely deployed drones in the United States Department of Defense fleet, are to be enhanced...
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GA-ASI Completes Transition to Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that it has officially transitioned its production line from the MQ-1C Gray Eagle to its new long-range variant, the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle...
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Uavos Improves GPS Spoofing Protection for UAVs
Uavos has announced that it has improved its GPS spoofing identification algorithms for its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), protecting against jamming by the most advanced EW systems. During the test...
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U.S. Navy to Continue and Expand Blackwing UAS Program
AeroVironment has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy for continuation and expansion of its Blackwing small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) program. The contract...
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Flirtey Launches Emergency Defibrillator Drone Delivery Program
Flirtey, a drone delivery service, and REMSA, a community-integrated emergency medical services provider, have announced a partnership to launch the first automated external defibrillator (AED) drone...
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New Privacy Mode Stops Internet Data Transfer to DJI Drones
DJI has announced that it has launched a new Local Data Mode that stops internet traffic to and from its DJI Pilot app, in order to provide enhanced data privacy assurances for sensitive government...
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SRC to Provide U.S. Army and Air Force with Counter-UAS Systems
SRC, a not-for-profit research and development company, has announced that it has been awarded a $12.7M contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with Counter-UAS systems to meet an urgent requirement to...
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E-Commerce Delivery Pilot Project Pairs Vans with Drones
Mercedes-Benz Vans has announced that, in conjunction with US drone systems developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace siroop, it has started a pilot project in Zurich to test an efficient van...
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DJI Unveils New Drone Identification And Tracking Technology
DJI has announced that it has unveiled AeroScope, the company’s new solution to identify and monitor airborne drones with existing technology that can address safety, security and privacy concerns....
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MQ-9 UAS Supports Firefighting Efforts in Northern California
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that the California Air National Guard’s 163d Attack Wing operating out of March Air Reserve Base is using GA-ASI’s MQ-9 Unmanned Aircraft...
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Vodafone Tests Elistair Tethered Drone System for 4G Coverage
Elistair has announced that Vodafone Group’s New Technologies and Innovation team has experimented with using the company’s Safe-T tethered station for drones to supply 4G coverage in an area where...
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