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China to deploy Sharp Sword stealth drone for new aircraft carrier

2019-09-17T23:52:10+0000

The insider said the new aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, would be equipped with a reconnaissance version of the Sharp Sword drone when it entered ...

Software Defined Drones and the Path to Standardization and Scale in the Drone Industry

2019-09-17T21:52:53+0000

As drone manufacturing giant DJI is often compared to Apple, open source drones are frequently compared to Android – and Sartori points out that Android is based on open source Linux, and as more than 87 percent of phones are now Android, that makes it the most used software in the world. Kevin Sartori, Co-Founder of Auterion and an ambassador for open source software for drones, says the drone industry is going through a transformation – and his analogy to the auto industry is both fascinating and a bit frightening for industry watchers.

Prosecutors say Northampton County man dropped explosive devices from drone

2019-09-17T21:52:49+0000

A Northampton County man is looking into a plea agreement after federal prosecutors accused him of dropping explosives ...

Droning to drowning -- FPV drone does not survive splash

2019-09-17T21:52:46+0000

FPV drone pilot Andre Larsen from Norway captured this very cool clip that is titled "Droning to drowning"

Crews resume search for missing hiker on Pyramid Peak; helicopter, drone to be utilized

2019-09-17T21:52:42+0000

ASPEN -- Mountain Rescue Aspen volunteers headed back out to Pyramid Peak via a helicopter early Tuesday morning to continue searching for a ...

Here's What the Marines Want in the Navy's Fleet of Unmanned Drone Ships

2019-09-17T21:52:35+0000

QUANTICO, Virginia -- As the Marine Corps braces for possible clashes in the Pacific, its top leaders are looking to self-driving ships that will keep the ...

New deal moves Britain's Protector drone closer to civilian airspace approval

2019-09-17T21:52:33+0000

COLOGNE, Germany -- General Atomics has nabbed a $125 million contract from the United Kingdom to make that country's Protector military strike ...

AeroVironment, SoftBank Test Solar-Powered, High-Altitude UAS

2019-09-17T21:52:21+0000

AeroVironment has completed the initial flight of a solar-powered unmanned aircraft system under a partnership with Japanese company SoftBank.

CAA is open to revising drone rules next year

2019-09-17T21:52:20+0000

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) yesterday said that it would consider revising regulations on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Civil ...

Drone Footage Shows Large Shark Approaching Oblivious Surfer in Australia

2019-09-17T21:52:09+0000

A resourceful drone operator in Australia put his device's speaker technology to good use last weekend, using it to warn a surfer about an approaching ...