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Bat-Inspired Membrane Wings Pave Way for New Unmanned Micro Air Vehicles

Researchers from the University of Southampton have designed innovative membrane wings inspired by bats, paving the way for a new breed of unmanned Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) that have improved aerodynamic properties, can fly over long distances and are more economical to run.

18 Feb 2016

Singapore Airshow 2016: Milrem Debuts First-of-its-Kind Modular Hybrid UGV

Milrem, an Estonian defence solutions provider specialising in military engineering, unveils the first-of-its-kind modular hybrid unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), THeMIS (Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System), today at the Singapore Airshow 2016.

17 Feb 2016

Skyblade 360 UAV and Hydrogen-on-Demand Fuel Cell on Display at 2016 Singapore Airshow

A consortium of Singaporean institutions and private sector companies including HES Energy Systems, ST Aerospace, DSO National Laboratories, and the Future Systems and Technology Directorate of Singapore’s Ministry of Defense, have worked jointly to achieve a record 6 hour endurance, 300km flight on the Skyblade 360 UAV built in Singapore by ST Aerospace.

17 Feb 2016

DePaul University Archaeologist Demonstrates Utility of Drones for Site Documentation, Monitoring

“Drones are proving to be powerful new tools to archaeologists for documenting excavation, mapping landscapes and identifying buried features. They also can be applied to monitor site destruction and looting in the present,” said Morag M. Kersel, an assistant professor of anthropology at DePaul.

16 Feb 2016

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Help Scientists Conduct Low-Cost Ecohydrologic Investigations

Earth and environmental scientists have often had to rely on piloted aircraft and satellites to collect remote sensing data, platforms that have traditionally been controlled by large research organizations or regulatory agencies.

15 Feb 2016

New Software Enables Drones to Autonomously Detect and Follow Forest Paths

Researchers at the University of Zurich, the Università della Svizzera italiana, and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland have developed software enabling drones to autonomously detect and follow forest paths. With the new drones, missing persons can be found and rescued quickly in forests and mountain areas.

12 Feb 2016

AFCEA WEST Conference to Feature CACI’s Solutions to Address UAS Threats and Secure Mobile Communications

CACI International Inc will showcase solutions for addressing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) threats and securing smartphones and wireless communications at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) WEST 2016 Conference and Exposition on February 17-19 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Ca.

12 Feb 2016

Bristow Invests $4.2 Million in Sky-Futures and Enters UAV Services Business

Bristow Group Inc. and Sky-Futures today announced that Bristow has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, the leading provider of drone inspection data services for the oil and gas industry. This investment gives Bristow immediate entry to the fast-growing UAV services business and bolsters Bristow's offerings to include drone inspection services.

10 Feb 2016

NASA Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Studies Complex El Nino Weather Patterns

The NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft will carry out a number of assignments to gather thorough data over the Pacific Ocean from El Nino weather patterns. These complex weather patterns are the result of the differences between ocean temperatures all over the equator.

8 Feb 2016

Kettering Robotics Needs More Participants to Compete in More Off Campus Competitions

Approximately a quarter of Kettering University's students participated in high school robotics programs, either through FIRST Robotics or VEX. But that participation doesn't have to end when students reach the college level.

8 Feb 2016