DARPA Issues RFI for Counter-UAS Capabilities
DARPA has announced that it has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to explore ideas and approaches to improve protection of fixed and mobile ground and naval forces against a variety of small unmanned air systems (sUAS) threats and tactics.The rapid evolution of sUAS technologies is ...
UK MoD Launches Defense Innovation Initiative
The UK government has announced details of a new defense innovation initiative to support the development of futuristic technologies and smart solutions, such as: surveillance drones inspired by dragonflies, laser weapons, mobile robots that can inspect incidents involving chemical materials, ...
Fixed-Wing UAS Not Quite Taking Off In Commercial Market
DroneDeploy released a new study of the commercial and industrial drones market this week, revealing bad news for the makers of fixed-wing drones — quadcopters are far outpacing this type of unmanned aerial vehicle in every industry.Fixed-wing drones, like the SenseFly eBee Ag, 3DR Aero-M ...
General Atomics Gets Predator Upgrade And Training Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has received an $8.8 million U.S. Air Force contract for Predator drone work.The deal covers Block 30 ground control station kit upgrades and Predator mission aircrew training system Delta kits.Work will be performed in California and is ...
UAV Ground School Experiences Explosive Growth
Gold Seal partnered with UAV Experts in late 2013 and launched the country’s first dedicated UAV Ground School program (www.uavgroundschool.com/uav-pilot-courses) in anticipation of the new FAA Part 107 rules governing commercial drone operations. Since the release of the final FAA Part 107 ...
Iraq To Receive ScanEagle UAS’s
Iraq is to acquire the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a USD8.3 million deal announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 10 August.Under the deal, which was awarded the day before, the country's military will receive an undisclosed number of systems, as well as ...
