The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
Drone-Pictures recently completed the full 3D modelling of Château Charleval, in the Bouches-du-Rhône region, using drone-based photogrammetry. This cutting-edge technology enabled us to reconstruct the monument and its park with centimetric precision, from over 2,800 aerial and ground images, generating a textured 3D model of…
After years of lofty promises and underwhelming (or at least limited) results, drone delivery might finally be approaching its turning point. This breakthrough might not come from Silicon Valley though, but rather from Bengaluru, India. There, a startup called Airbound…
– AeroVironment, Inc., a leading global provider of loitering munition systems, announced the expansion of its combat-proven Switchblade family of precision loitering munitions with three new systems: the Switchblade 600 Block 2, the Switchblade 400, and the Switchblade 300 Block…
While pilots have sought to maintain maneuverability-based right-of-way rules, along with shared responsibility for see-and-avoid, as drones are integrated into the national airspace system, the nascent drone industry has struggled to develop cost-effective ways to enable unmanned aircraft to detect…
The Ukrainian military has begun deploying special engineering barriers to prevent fiber-optic drones from flying behind the front line. The idea behind the simple engineering design, which consists of a stretched barbed wire, is to break the fiber-optic cable that…
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has published a preliminary market engagement notice under Project VANQUISH, seeking industry views on a new “Fixed Wing Short Take Off and Landing Autonomous Collaborative Platform” (FW STOL ACP) for Royal Navy carriers. The Find…
Proposed rules may extend restrictions to previously authorized devices and components The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new vote aimed at closing what it describes as “loopholes” in existing regulations governing equipment produced by companies considered security risks.…
How scalable workflows, automation, and distributed processing make managing large photogrammetry projects possible. DRONELIFE spoke with Philippe Simard, co-founder and CEO of SimActive, the Canadian company behind the Correlator3D photogrammetry suite, to explore one of the most pressing challenges in…
Next up in our “Ask Drone Girl” series is about flying drones near Waikiki. If you have a question for Drone Girl, contact her here. I will be in Waikiki for work at the end of next month, and I was…
– Northrop Grumman has been doing detailed design work that lays a path to air-launching its Lumberjack loitering one-way attack drone from Kratos’ stealthy XQ-58 Valkyrie uncrewed aircraft. Multiple manned and unmanned aircraft are being eyed as potential platforms for…