DJI, the global leader in commercial and civilian drone industry, accounting for over 70% of the drone market, has launched the Phantom 4 RTK to critical acclaim at the European Drone Summit. Attendees at the event were able to get …
Reaper UAV Shoots down Drone in Controlled Simulation
The United States Air Force recently recorded a first. In a recent experiment featuring multiple. Unmanned aerial vehicles, the Air Force claimed the world’s first successful air-to-air kill. An MQ-9 Reaper dronewas successful in taking down another unspecified aerial vehicle, …
Debut of UAV Launch-And-Recovery System That Traps Drones in ‘Iron Maiden’ Torture Device
A new defense startup has designed a drone recover and launch system that employs vertically mounted pins to trap and release unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The system, which some say resembles a medieval torture device, can grab a drone from …
YouTuber Денис Корякин Pilots his Drone to 33,000 Feet Toward the Earth’s Atmosphere over Russian Airspace
Despite the fact that generally there are regulations regarding the piloting of drones into restricted airspace which includes flying them over a specific elevation, one man recently flew his drone to 33,000 feet. As a result of an onboard video …
Drone Technologies Used in Efforts to Spot Sharks Off Coastlines
Thanks to advances in robotics and drone and UAV technologies it’s now safer than ever to go back into the water. As of late, researchers have started to implement the use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to map shark …