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Insitu Announces Successful 24-Hour Flight of Integrator Unmanned Aircraft

Insitu announced today the successful 24-hour flight of its Integrator unmanned aircraft.

23 Jul 2014

SNAP Vision Technologies Introduces Personal Aerial Survey Drone, StitchCAM

Today drones take on a higher purpose as SNAP Vision Technologies introduces a personal aerial survey drone called the StitchCAM, a Kickstarter.com project that gives farmers an affordable, precise way to assess the health of their crops, increase crop yields and use water more efficiently.

23 Jul 2014

UC Robotics Teams Return with Great Experience from Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition

Teammate Byron Hutchins’ Facebook post captures the action of the IGV Competition.a

21 Jul 2014

New Market Report on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for First Responders

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for First Responders: Global Market & Technology Forecast Buying Guide & Operating Concept 2014 - 2019.

18 Jul 2014

Robotic Gliders Employed in Unprecedented Campaign to Monitor Summer Melt

As sea ice begins to melt back toward its late September minimum, it is being watched as never before. Scientists have put sensors on and under ice in the Beaufort Sea for an unprecedented campaign to monitor the summer melt.

18 Jul 2014

New IDTechEx Report on Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) Field Days 2014, held recently at the DLG Crop Protection Center at Bernberg-Strenzfeld, Germany, showcased many new innovations in crop production for the German and other European producers present.

18 Jul 2014

Kratos Awarded $35 Million Contract from the U.S. Army for Unmanned Drone System

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Micro Systems, Inc. subsidiary of the Advanced Drone and Targets Systems (ADTS) Division recently received a five-year contract from the U.S. Army valued at up to $34.77 million for unmanned drone system command, control and communication systems, solutions and services. Under the new award, Kratos will be issued task orders to provide engineering and technical support to develop technology and system upgrades for U.S. Army unmanned ground, sea surface, and aerial drones and target vehicles, command, and communication system electronics and related ground control stations.

17 Jul 2014

FAA Allows Operation of Trimble's Unmanned Aircraft System for Public Works Department in Mesa County

Trimble announced today that Mesa County in Colorado has received a Certificate of Authorization (COA) that will allow the Public Works Department to operate its Trimble® UX5 Aerial Imaging Solution throughout the county.

From Trimble Navigation Limited 17 Jul 2014

Honeywell Enhances Material Handling Capabilities with Seegrid Automated Guided Vehicles

Honeywell, located in Pleasant Prairie, WI, recently installed Seegrid automated guided vehicles (AGVs)—GP8 pallet trucks. Honeywell is using the Seegrid AGVs to transport raw materials such as copper coils, cables, and wire spools to manufacturing and deliver the finished goods to the warehouse.

From Seegrid Corporation 16 Jul 2014

Lockheed Martin to Provide Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Maintenance & Surveillance Services

Lockheed Martin received a contract award recently totaling $212 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Maintenance & Surveillance services to U.S. and international PAC-3 customers from the Missile Support Center.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 16 Jul 2014