Elbit Systems Ltd. ("Elbit Systems"), announced today that it was awarded an approximately $200 million contract from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport ("DDPS"), for the supply of Hermes 900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and an advanced ground segment for command, control and communications.
Indiana State University and Raleigh, N.C.-based PrecisionHawk have signed a research and development partnership that aims to advance the unmanned aerial systems industry from multidisciplinary perspectives. The university-business collaboration will focus on safety, education, training and algorithm development for PrecisionHawk's DataMapper aerial data software.
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will honor professor Frank Lewis, head of the University of Texas at Arlington's Advanced Controls and Sensors Group, with the society's 2016 Intelligent Systems Award in recognition of his work to advance the capabilities of autonomous aircraft systems.
Southeast Missouri State University recently hosted a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics competition with a theme of “Trash Trek.” Twenty teams of fourth- to eighth-grade students from across the region participated in the event.
The following statement is attributed to Douglas Johnson, vice president, technology policy, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM - formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® - and member of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) UAS Registration Task Force regarding completion of the Task Force's report with recommendations concerning drone registration:
Raytheon Company completed the first Program Planning Review with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on the future Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) concept, a key step toward defining critical aspects of its design.
Silicon Valley startup PRENAV was awarded the best flying robot film in the LOL WTF category at last night's Flying Robot international Film Festival (FRiFF) in San Francisco. 'Hello World' demonstrates the precise capabilities of the PRENAV drone system. FRiFF is an open competitive drone film festival focused on aerial cinema created from the perspective of flying camera robots, also commonly known as drones.
CACI International Inc today announced the release of SkyTrackerTM, a precision system to protect high-value assets and support public safety against the escalating threat posed by the inadvertent or unlawful misuse of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as aerial drones.
USG Corporation, a world’s leader in building materials and technologies, today announced it has partnered with Honeybee Robotics, a spacecraft technology and robotics company, on the field testing of Honeybee’s Planetary Deep Drill System. The field testing, which will take place at USG’s Plaster City gypsum quarry in Salton Sea, CA, is part of Honeybee’s broader Mars exploration program, which aims to better understand the planet and the capabilities needed to send humans to the planet by the 2030s.
AirMap, the leading provider of airspace information and services for drones, announced Tuesday that it has partnered with drone industry leaders DJI and 3DR to bring accurate, real-time airspace information to millions of drone fliers around the world. Starting next month, DJI and 3DR customers will be able to fly with confidence, knowing that the areas where they choose to fly are safe.
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