Boeing, General Atomics and Kratos were chosen by the Air Force’s Skyborg program to create drone prototypes for the air vehicle portion to carry the AI computer brain. The timing for building the first test vehicles of the autonomous combat drone is a mere five months. The Air Force’s Skyborg program is planning on building […]
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University of Washington researchers have created a drone — a Smellicopter — a drone that is able to accurately detect odors by using a live moth antenna. This moth antenna has two tiny wires that come out of it and are connected, at each end, to a circuit, which enables the drone to detect (smell)
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Thermal imaging giant FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) acquires drone manufacturer, Altavian, thereby setting the stage for its move to provide “comprehensive mission coverage within Group 1 Unmanned Systems for Defense Customers,”* according to a FLIR press release. Thermal-sensor maker, FLIR, has long been one of the most important, drone-adjacent companies because it has provided
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Ecologists are looking to Australian-made drone technology to help in tracking endangered animals. The autonomous drones can reach areas easily and efficiently by marking the location of the animals without having to follow them. For more than 20 years, Dr. Debbie Saunders has been focusing her studies on endangered animals as she has specifically studied
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Altitude Angel created “Drone Zone” to support drones and planes where they will share the same sky. The “Drone Zone” will enable automated drones, and general aviation, to harmoniously fly in the same environment. Altitude Angel is a UK company that works on the safe integration and use of UAVs (drones) into international airspace. The
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Elbit Systems UK, a drone provider, has been selected by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to conduct maritime demonstration flights over Wales, by testing long-range flights in civilian airspace. Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security, and commercial programs, throughout the world.
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Polaris Market Research estimates that the global medical drone market will be worth $947.6 million by 2027. “Medical drones” as described by the report primarily refer to unmanned delivery vehicles. The key players of the Medical Drones Market are Zipline, Vayu, Matternet, Flirtey, Embention, DJI, and DH. Zipline drones continue to be the frontrunner in
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Goldman Sachs estimates that the booming drone industry will be worth $100 billion by only next year. In a video released by CNBC International, Goldman Sachs’ statistics also suggest that military drones will account for 70% of the drone industry, whereas consumer drones make up 17% and commercial and civil drones 13% make up the
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) firm, Dedrone, is a San Francisco-based firm that specializes in counter-drone technology, which has raised $12.1 million in funding from investors to move the company forward in the counter-drone technology market. In a news release on October 1, 2020, Dedrone announced this new development. The funding was led by the European
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Drones are increasingly becoming a very useful and effective tool in wildfire meteorology, which is the attempt to better understand whether that leads to fire risk. Drones are gradually becoming an integral part of the fight against wildfires in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Thailand. The United States is experiencing longer wildfire seasons.
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