Tag: drones
Firms Demo New Hybrid Technology to Prevent Icing on Aircraft and Drones
Invercon and NEI Corporation's newly developed de-icing system tested successfully at NASA’s Icing Research Tunnel, and was advanced to a Technology Readiness Level of...
China Flies World’s First Large, Three-Engine Drone
Independently developed by China, the world's first large, three-engine utility drone recently made its first flight, with experts saying on Sunday that the drone...
Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer drone completes first flight
Leonardo has announced the maiden flight of its new Falco Xplorer drone aircraft. Falco Xplorer S/N0001 took off from Trapani Air Force base on...
Slow light to speed up LiDAR sensors development
Quicker is not always better, especially when it comes to a 3D sensor in advanced technology. With applications in autonomous vehicles, robots and drones,...
Russia Developing Anti-Drone Weapons
The Russian defense industry is working on several models of anti-drone weapons to improve the military's protection. In a report on January 14, 2020, Air...
Moths’ flight data helps drones navigate complex environments
The flight navigation strategy of moths can be used to develop programs that help drones to navigate unfamiliar environments, report Ioannis Paschalidis at Boston...
AEW brings Reaper airpower into new decade
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE: In early 2009, a recently reactivated combat unit, now named the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, achieved the mark of...
US Air Force completes initial Ultra LEAP flight tests
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio: The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned...
Turkey Sends Armed Drone to N.Cyprus amid Gas Dispute
A Turkish military drone was delivered to northern Cyprus on Monday amid growing tensions over Turkey's deal with Libya that extended its claims to...
US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made drones
The US Department of the Interior has grounded its fleet of Chinese-made drones as it conducts a review of the program. Nick Goodwin, an Interior...
