Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a $10 million contract from DARPA to design and develop a wireless airborne relay system to deliver energy into contested environments. The Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay program, known as POWER, aims to revolutionize energy distribution by leveraging power beaming for near-instantaneous energy transport in a resilient, multi-path network. […]
French Army Integrates Thales Spy’Ranger Drones and CAESAr Self-Propelled Howitzers
In January 2023, the 68th Régiment d’Artillerie d’Afrique (68RAA) conducted operational preparation for its deployment to Romania as part of the Aigle mission, Laurent Lagneau reports in Opex360. During this preparation, they utilized a firing campaign at Canjuers to train their drone section in fire support coordination. This training also included validating a drone-observed firing […]
DZYNE Technologies Gets $49M US Air Force UAS Development Contract
DZYNE Technologies has been awarded a seven-year, $49 million contract through the Small Business Innovation Research program to conduct research and development on advanced unmanned aerial systems for the U.S. Air Force. R&D efforts will include improving flight performance, sensor capabilities and flight endurance of long endurance UAS. Furthermore, the initiative seeks to advance low-cost precision […]
Matternet Approved to Launch BVLOS Drone Delivery Operations in Berlin
Matternet, the developer of an urban drone delivery platform, announced that it has received approval from the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), Germany’s Federal Aviation Office, to operate the Matternet M2 drone delivery platform beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the heart of Berlin. This marks the beginning of Berlin’s first ever BVLOS drone delivery network. […]
Johns Hopkins Researchers Study Autonomous Air Traffic Control for Drones
Ten years from now, we could be in for a new sort of traffic jam. In the near future, posits a new study led by two members of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, some 65,000 drones—weighing up to 55 pounds each, most of them programmed to operate without a pilot—will be “taking off, flying, or landing” […]
Douglas Aircraft Company Secret Projects
Featuring many never-before-seen images, this video takes you behind the scenes at the Douglas Aircraft Company with once-Secret Projects, showing rocket planes, strategic bombers, global airlifters, and even jet airliners converted for highly-classified military missions. The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace and defense company based in Southern California. Founded in 1921 by Donald […]
What’s Inside the Zipline Platform: NVIDIA’s Jetson Edge AI
Zipline, a San Francisco-based company specializing in drone deliveries, has achieved a significant milestone by completing over 800,000 deliveries across seven countries since its establishment in 2011. The company, valued at over $4 billion after securing $330 million in recent funding, has expanded its services to include partnerships with notable entities such as Seattle’s Pagliacci […]
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Featured Drone Pilot of the Day : Macareux Productions from Rennes in Brittany, France
Dronestag is happy to welcome Macareux Productions on our new Worldwide Drone Directory !
Macareux Productions is based in the city of Rennes in Brittany, France, and have been flying drones since 2014 and is specializing in video, photography and 360VR for businesses.
Get in touch with him through Dronestag : https://www.dronestagr.am/drone-directory/drone-pilots/rennes-1/brittany/france/macareux-productions/
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FY 24 National Defense Authorization Act Includes American Security Drone Act, Limiting Chinese-Made Drone Use
Now on President Biden’s desk for signature, the FY 24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Included in the FY 24 NDAA is the American Security Drone Act, (See Subtitle H in text of NDAA) which would limit the use of Chinese-manufactured drone platforms by federal or federally funded […]
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Storm Ciaran DRONE STOCK FOOTAGE ON HOsiHO.COM !
In November 2023, Storm Ciaran Hit The Tip Of Brittany, France. For Several Days Eneour Leost Captured The Island’s Various Nooks And Crannies, With Waves Up To 10 Meters High !
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