Fingerprint Technology Inspires Non-GPS Navigation for Drones

– Advanced Navigation, an Australian supplier of autonomous systems and navigation technologies, along with MBDA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a resilient navigation system integrating MBDA’s NILEQ absolute positioning technology. Suitable for the modern era, the co-developed solution will provide resilient absolute positioning for a multitude of airborne platforms. The agreement will see the […]

Defense Innovation Unit Announces Software Vendors to Support Replicator

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced contract awards to select software developers supporting the Replicator initiative. These vendors are playing a key role in advancing resilient command and control (C2) and collaborative autonomy solutions for all domain attritable autonomous (ADA2) systems. “We believe that best in breed commercial software solutions can significantly enhance DoD […]

TEKEVER Raises $74M (70M Euros)

Funding round led by Baillie Gifford and backed by the NATO Innovation Fund. New strategic investors will support sustainable growth plan and facilitate geographic expansion into priority markets  Investment will fund continued product innovation and scaling of production capacity. TEKEVER, the European market leader in AI-centric Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), announces that it has raised 70 Million Euros in a […]

Douglas C-47 Skytrain – Crucial to Success of the D-Day Invasion

As dawn broke over the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the distinctive roar of C-47 Skytrains pierced the air, their dark silhouettes etched against the morning sky. These converted DC-3 airliners, once humble servants of civilian travel, now stood as the indispensable vanguard of history’s most ambitious military operation. Engineered with strength and […]

Unexplained Drone Activity Over Morris County Sparks Public Concern and Official Investigation

Reports of large UAVs near Picatinny Arsenal prompt responses from military, local authorities, and the FAA. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Mysterious drone activity over Morris County, NJ, earlier this week set social media ablaze and garnered comments from local government officials and military spokespersons aimed at assuaging public fears.   On the […]

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Thermal Drones Take the Hunt to New Heights: Deer Recovery Made Easy

Deer recovery service helps hunters find lost trophies By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill With deer hunting season under way in many states across the country, a number of hunters are confronting a common problem: tracking a wounded deer that may have wandered into a heavily forested area or into the middle of a farmer’s […]

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