German Forces to Deploy Heron 1 UAS in Mali

The German Defence Procurement Agency (BAAInBw) and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a contract to provide Heron 1 surveillance drones to support the Bundeswehr mission in Mali. Similar to the mission in Afghanistan active since 2010, the unmanned aerial systems will be leased from Israeli manufacturer IAI and operated by Airbus. Future military missions will also be flown solely by military personnel. The operations in Mali will ...

July 27, 2016

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Drone2Map For ArcGIS Integrates With Aeryon SkyRanger UAS

Aeryon Labs have confirmed that the application can be used to process data from their SkyRanger sUAS within the Esri platform. By combining images from the Aeryon SkyRanger with Drone2Map for ArcGIS, users can create ready-to-use GIS imagery and turn their UAS and the data it collects into a powerful productivity tool. Drone2Map for ArcGIS streamlines the creation of professional imagery products from drone-captured still imagery for ...

July 27, 2016

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Russia Tested Hydrogen-Powered UAV in Syria

During the operation in Syria, the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VKO) has tested hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft, the RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing a top-ranking representative of the military-industrial complex. According to him, air drones equipped with hydrogen engines showed very good results during the test flights. The source told RIA Novosti that enough many unmanned combat air vehicles that were flying in Syr...

July 25, 2016

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U.S. Army Orders CyPhy Works Tethered Drone

Danvers, MA. -- CyPhy Works announced today that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System, from the U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). PARC, a tethered drone, addresses the need for a persistent eye-in-the-sky by flying for days at a time. In supporting U.S. Army Soldiers worldwide, the REF assesses current and emerging technologies to provide immediate material soluti...

July 25, 2016

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7-Eleven Makes First US Drone Delivers

7-Eleven Inc. and a tech startup called Flirtey have beaten Amazon to the punch in making the first drone delivery to a customer’s home in the U.S. Most already know 7-Eleven, the convenience store retail chain that boasts about 10,800 stores in North America and 59,500 in total around the world. Flirtey is a privately held company based in Reno, Nevada, which builds and operates drones to make deliveries that are needed in humanit...

July 22, 2016

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The World’s Fastest Consumer Drone Can Record 4K Video At 85 MPH

The Teal drone, which is up for preorder prior to its Christmas launch this year, is set to become the world's fastest consumer drone, capable of flying at 70 miles per hour and up to 85 miles per hour in ideal conditions. The drone is claimed to be able to fight through wind speeds of up to 40 miles per hour and is capable of flying in the rain and snow without suffering any damage. The drone has a range of 300 feet if connected through ...

July 22, 2016

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Boeing Seeks Partnerships For Autonomous Technologies

The idea of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) working autonomously in collaboration with other unmanned vehicles on the ground or underwater might seem like science fiction, but it’s already being tested at Boeing’s Collaborative Systems Laboratory (CASL). Mike Abraham manager of Boeing’s new lab at St. Charles, Missouri, said one recent experiment involved a disaster response scenario in which a UAS and an unmanned ground vehicle ...

July 21, 2016

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Drone Industry Experts Are Set to Present at the UAS Summit & Expo

The preliminary agenda for the 10th annual UAS Summit & Expo, the Upper Midwest’s premier unmanned aircraft systems event, has been released. A decade after leading the effort to unite regional stakeholders with globally-linked UAS entities, the Red River Valley Research Corridor has partnered with UAS Magazine to continue offering what has become an industry must-attend event at the epicenter of the emerging U.S. UAS industry. ...

July 21, 2016

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China’s Supersized ‘Xianglong’ Surveillance Drone Gets Ready To Fly

The People’s Republic of China has a growing drone fleet, and it is going to be even bigger very soon. The Asian nation is beginning production on one of the country’s largest drones — the Xianglong “Soar Dragon.” A recent photo spotted by Popular Science and posted by Andreas Rupprecht at China Defense Forum showed two of the massive drones being assembled inside a warehouse that also is being used to house a JL-9 supersonic jet ...

July 21, 2016

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FOTV Launches First 24/7 Drone Racing Channel

FOTV Media Networks CEO Alki David announced today the launch of the Drone TV on the leading streaming TV platform FilmOn.com. Drone TV is the first 24/7 channel devoted to the booming new sport of drone racing, and will reach FilmOn.com's 70 million monthly unique users. The channel was created by award winning TV producer and sportsman, Skip Fredericks,in conjunction with Michael J. Ellman, President of Dreamprize Productions LTD. Watch ...

July 21, 2016