drones

GA-ASI Adds NIDV and NATO DIANA to Blue Magic Netherlands Agenda

– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.  has added Raymond Knops, Chairman of the Dutch Industry Foundation for Defence and Security (NIDV), and Thomas McSorley, General Counsel for NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic), to a growing list of speakers and panelists on the agenda for the first-ever Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event […]

German Railways to Test Long-Range Drones to Assess Storm Damage

The state-owned Deutsche Bahn plans to use long-distance drones to monitor its rail network in the future. Deutsche Bahn already uses drones to assess the condition of the tracks or to check the vegetation along the tracks. According to the company, the new drones have a significantly greater range of around 150 kilometers and can also […]

Russian Colonel Behind Kamikaze Drone Program Assassinated near Moscow

Russian Colonel Aleksy Kolomeytsev involved in training specialist for the Kremlin’s Shahed drone program has died in a targeted assassination near Moscow. On the night of September 27, in the Moscow Region, Russian Armed Forces Colonel Aleksy Volodymyrovich Kolomeytsev, head of the 924 State Center for Unmanned Aviation of the Ministry of Defense of the […]

Hawaii Deploys Drones to Kill Hated Coqui Frog

Wildlife officials in Hawaii are using aerial drones to wage chemical warfare on coqui frogs by dumping citric acid on these invasive creatures, thereby killing them — along with any tadpoles and eggs. The officials are using drones to eradicate the frogs because they recently found a population of the amphibians in a mountainous strip […]

BRINC and OMADA Group Partner to Enhance Water Rescue Operations with Drone-Deployed Emergency Flotation Devices

New Partnership Brings Faster Water Rescue Solutions for Public Safety Agencies BRINC and OMADA Group have announced a strategic partnership aimed at improving water rescue operations by using drones to deploy Emergency Flotation Devices (EFDs). This collaboration brings together BRINC’s advanced drone technology and OMADA Group’s expertise in first-responder safety equipment. The two companies are […]

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Transgrid Trials Drone Technology for Bushfire Safety and Efficiency

Innovative Approach to Vegetation Management and Network Inspection in NSW and AC Transgrid has launched a new trial using advanced drone technology to inspect its high-voltage transmission network across New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). This initiative aims to improve the company’s bushfire preparation efforts, ensuring safety for local communities and […]

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Germany’s First Industrial Drone X4 Begins Series Production

Collaboration between Continental Engineering Services and HHLA Sky Drives Major Advancement in Drone Technology Continental Engineering Services (CES) and HHLA Sky have announced that Germany’s first industrial drone, the X4, has entered series production. This marks a significant advancement in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and highlights the collaboration between CES’s engineering expertise and HHLA Sky’s […]

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Bosch Introduces UAV-Based Anti-Drone System: A Game-Changing Patent in C-UAS Technology

Combining Mobility and Precision: Bosch’s New Patent on Electromagnetic Jamming UAVs Aims to Redefine Counter-Drone Defense by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb As the C-UAS (counter-UAS) space explodes and governments scramble to acquire effective drone-fighting technologies, German industrial giant Robert Bosch GmbH recently received a patent (serial #WO2023135017) for a new UAV-based anti-drone system […]

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