Innovative Drone Program Combats Global Landmine Crisis with AI Precision

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Safe Pro launches program to use drones, AI in landmine detection By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Landmines, which kill or injure as many as 100,000 people in nations across the world every year, represent a global health crisis. Experts at the organization behind the international Minesweepers estimate that currently there are 110 million land mines in […]

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Senator Cruz Calls for Swift Action on Extension of FAA Reauthorization Amidst Senate Hurdles

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Cruz Advocates for FAA Reauthorization Extension Amidst Senate Debate In a recent development on Capitol Hill, Senator Ted Cruz, along with fellow Republican senators, faced a setback in their attempt to secure unanimous consent for a temporary extension of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) authorization. The move comes as the current extension of FAA Reauthorization […]

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Featured Drone Pilot of the Day : Relief Air from Grenoble, France

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Dronestag is happy to welcome Relief Air on our new Worldwide Drone Directory !
Relief Air is based nearby the city of Grenoble in Rhone-Alpes, France, and have been flying drones since 2019. They work on a variety of projects involving aerial photography, video and 360° images.

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Raytheon Gets $10M DARPA Contract to Create Network of ‘Energy Webs”

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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

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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

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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 […]