drones
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Unmanned Systems
Volansi Demonstrates Fully Autonomous Drone Delivery with Navy and Coast Guard
The Silicon Valley drone delivery company Volansi completed the first-ever completely autonomous maritime drone delivery demonstration with the Navy and Coast Guard on July 18 near Key West, Fla., Will […]
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Unmanned Systems
Israeli MoD Uses Airborne Laser to Counter Drones
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) performed tests of an airborne high-powered laser system from Elbit Systems [ESLT] to take down multiple unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), the MoD announced in […]
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Unmanned Systems
Insitu Forms Partnership for Drone Operations in the Arctic
Insitu, a Boeing [BA] subsidiary, has formed a partnership with two Norwegian companies, Robot Aviation and Andøya Space, to build an unmanned aviation ecosystem made for the Arctic and High […]
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Unmanned Systems
Final Drone Rules Start In April, FAA Announces
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the final effective date of April 21, 2021, for drone remote identification (Remote ID), operations over people, moving vehicles, and night flight rules […]
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Unmanned Systems
FTUAS Key Capabilities Include Runway Independence, Army Says
The Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) will fill a gap in current UAS systems by including key capabilities like vertical takeoff, reduced size and footprint, and faster setup […]
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Unmanned Systems
Executive Order for Security Assessment of Foreign-Made Drones
President Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 18 that instructs federal agencies to assess the risks of the procurement and use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from foreign drone […]
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Uncategorized
UAS Service Suppliers Discuss Comments on FAA’s Remote ID Proposal
The Federal Aviation Administration is working through more than 53,000 comments on its proposed approach to remote identification for remote aircraft and hopes to issue a final ruling before the […]
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Unmanned Systems
Counter-UAS Market Expanding Rapidly As Leaders Push for Near-Term Solutions
The global market for systems to defend against unmanned aircraft is growing rapidly as top Pentagon officials and members of Congress continue to prioritize their development and deployment across military […]
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Unmanned Systems
$1 Billion Market for North American Drones Opens Due to Government Restrictions, Draganfly CEO Says
U.S. government restrictions on foreign drones have opened up a $1 billion market for North American manufacturers, according to the CEO of Saskatchewan-based Draganfly Inc. On Oct. 30, the Department […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Companies Developing Lethal Autonomous Weapons, As Groups Seek Ban
Dozens of defense companies are developing lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), as humanitarian groups seek to build international support for a treaty to ban them, according to a recent report. LAWS, […]
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