Scientists are increasingly leveraging drones for climate-related research to monitor environmental changes over time.
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EU Supports Autonomous Systems Going Green
The European Union and its Member States have worked for years to reduce the impact of humans on the planet,…
2022 Top Drone Industry Developments
Looking back on 2022, the drone industry had a banner year. Some of the big developments include positive movement on the regulatory front, COTS drones prevailed on the battlefield and some of the first drone certifications. Will we see more of this in the year to come?
Northrop Grumman Unveils B-21 Raider, Intended for Manned-Unmanned Teaming
Northrop Grumman held a ceremony in Palmdale, California, to unveil the B-21 Raider, a stealth bomber intended to be augmented with UAS to expand its reach and punch.
Xwing to Participate in FAA’s COSTA Traffic Management Research Program
Xwing announced its participation in the FAA’s Crosscutting Operations Strategy and Technical Assessment project, which studies how UAS will integrate during fire-fighting events.
FTUAS Engages Increment 2
Enhanced White Paper evaluation has been completed for the Future Tactical UAS. The long quest to replace the RQ-7 Shadow…
Drone War Accelerates Over Ukraine
Unmanned aerial vehicles large and small continue to play a dominant role in this terrible conflict.
Trends: The Sensor Evolution
As drones realize an increasing level of autonomy, the technology opens up even more possibilities for coast guards and militaries worldwide, as well as in civilian use cases such as crowd and traffic monitoring.
Autonomy, Collaboration Take Center Stage at Dimensions+ Conference
Trimble kicked off its first Dimensions+ conference in four years by rolling out new cloud-based automation and collaboration platforms.
Skyfire Teams with Textron Systems to Improve Public Safety
Skyfire, a public safety unmanned aircraft consulting company based in Atlanta, has teamed with Textron Systems to bring its SeeGEO…
Mitigating Jamming While Attacking Cost, Weight and Size
InfiniDome is on a mission to provide GPS protection and navigation resiliency solutions for defending UAVs and, increasingly, other vehicles from jamming attacks.
Countering Clueless, Careless, Criminal and Combatant Drone Users
As drone threats proliferate, private and government efforts (start to) respond. The FAA estimates that by 2024 about 2.3 million…
Putting Unmanned Systems on Task Over the Mediterranean
International border control and security authorities along with national authorities are using UAV-based services to keep the Mediterranean region safe and secure.
Soaring Eagle Hopes to use BVLOS Work to Help Set Industry Standards
Soaring Eagle Technologies hopes to use its latest beyond visual line of sight flight waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to push its business forward and help set standards for the industry.
Software Evolves to Improve ISR Data Management
As drones are increasingly deployed for ISR missions, military and law enforcement clients are adapting more sophisticated software to manage the overload of data sophisticated reporting is generating.
Where We Are With ISR
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine provides a unique chance to see how drones can work in contested air warfare. Thus far in the war, Russia’s air defenses are still effective, as are Ukraine’s.
Xwing, NASA Team to Develop Processes and Procedures for Automated Cargo Aviation
Xwing has signed a contract with NASA to develop safety cases for autonomous flight operations, which will include exchanging operational data, flight algorithms and other expertise.
