Browsing: Drone

Perennial Autonomy, the drone company founded and funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has topped the deep strike category of Gauntlet II, the second round of the Department of War’s Drone Dominance Program.

A research team from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has developed a tiny drone that uses artificial whiskers to navigate where conventional sensors struggle.

An internal U.S. government assessment warns that Latin American drug cartels are rapidly upgrading their drone capabilities and that American and Mexican counternarcotics authorities may be unprepared for the shift. Five U.S. officials and one Mexican official described the assessment anonymously to The Washington Post.

TULSA, Okla. — The future of drone technology is taking flight in Tulsa this week, with hundreds of students from around the world putting their skills, and their aircraft, to the test.

Polish defense manufacturer WB Group has revealed a new loitering munition whose flattened, wing-shaped body echoes the American B-2 Spirit bomber.

The US Navy has approved Rolls-Royce marine engines for unmanned vessels capable of operating for periods reaching 30 days without crews onboard.

CHINA / MILITARY Drone swarm tech valued by both defense and civilian sectors, industry platform says Development in field to enhance country’s intl competitiveness: CETC