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T-Mobile's New Racing Drone Sets to Redefine Sports Entertainment, Comes With 5G
T-Mobile's New Racing Drone Sets to Redefine Sports Entertainment, Comes With 5G

11 Aug 2021, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Magenta 5G is T-Mobile's and Drone Racing League's first racing drone and it promises to completely redefine sports entertainment.

 
This Hybrid Drone Can Fly More Than Three Hours With One Fuel Tank
This Hybrid Drone Can Fly More Than Three Hours With One Fuel Tank

10 Aug 2021, 09:47 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Virginia-based Advanced Aircraft Company has come up with a new hybrid drone that can fly for up to 3.5 hours with a single fuel tank.

 
Cyclocopter Has a Unique Approach to Generating Thrust for Flying
Cyclocopter Has a Unique Approach to Generating Thrust for Flying

8 Aug 2021, 18:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Rotors rotating around a vertical axis is what you see in conventional VTOLs, such as helicopters and the like. But there's another interesting way to go.

 
U.S. Air Force 14,950-Pound Spy Drone RQ-4 Global Hawk Crashes Inexplicably
U.S. Air Force 14,950-Pound Spy Drone RQ-4 Global Hawk Crashes Inexplicably

7 Aug 2021, 09:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Grand Forks Air Force Base reported that a RQ-4 Global Hawk suffered a crash yesterday in North Dakota and caught on fire - the causes are still unknown

 
First Drone with 4G LTE Connectivity Is a Game Changer in Terms of Data Transfer
First Drone with 4G LTE Connectivity Is a Game Changer in Terms of Data Transfer

6 Aug 2021, 14:20 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The world's first professional drone with 4G LTE connectivity takes data transfer to a whole new level. It's the result of a Verizon/Parrot/Skyward collab.

 
Hand-Launched Military Drone Getting New Payload Kit for Even More Spying Power
Hand-Launched Military Drone Getting New Payload Kit for Even More Spying Power

5 Aug 2021, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / AeroVironment's Puma AE RQ-20B drone to be fitted as of later this year with a standardized payload kit for more military options

 
Wingcopter to Create a Life-Saving Drone Delivery Network Across the U.S.
Wingcopter to Create a Life-Saving Drone Delivery Network Across the U.S.

4 Aug 2021, 07:09 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Wingcopter and Air Methods have teamed up to create Spright: a drone-based healthcare-specific delivery network throughout the U.S.

 
Fresh Video Shows Moment When Military Drone Links Up with Fighter Jet for IFR
Fresh Video Shows Moment When Military Drone Links Up with Fighter Jet for IFR

3 Aug 2021, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing releases a fresh video of the MQ-25 Stingray performing an in-flight refueling (IFR) of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet

 
U.S. Navy’s Future VTOL Drone Is Best-in-Class, Hovers and Stares Like No Other
U.S. Navy’s Future VTOL Drone Is Best-in-Class, Hovers and Stares Like No Other

1 Aug 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Martin UAV will show to the public the V-Bat 128, one of the most remarkable and versatile drones of its kind, which has recently been selected by the Navy.

 
Transformer Aircraft Folds Its Wings to Become a Multirotor Drone
Transformer Aircraft Folds Its Wings to Become a Multirotor Drone

30 Jul 2021, 17:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Colorado-based aircraft manufacturer PteroDynamics has built an aircraft capable of folding its wings during flight to turn into a rotorcraft

 
MQ-4C Triton Drone Has First Navy Test Flight With New Sensor Upgrades
MQ-4C Triton Drone Has First Navy Test Flight With New Sensor Upgrades

30 Jul 2021, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / MQ-4C Triton is being modernized with something called Integrated Functional Capability (IFC)-4, first flight with these upgrades conducted this week

 
Award-Winning Project Deep Sky Anticipates Future VTOL Trends With Simple Design
Award-Winning Project Deep Sky Anticipates Future VTOL Trends With Simple Design

27 Jul 2021, 07:01 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This VTOL design features a classic four-corner propeller layout with a sleek and aerodynamic cabin structure. Appears to be autonomous.

 
USAF Buys Millions-Worth of Hand-Launched Puma 3 Drones, Spares for the Raven
USAF Buys Millions-Worth of Hand-Launched Puma 3 Drones, Spares for the Raven

23 Jul 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force is spending $15 million on a number of Raven 3 hand-launched drones, but also for spare parts for them and the Raven

 
Autonomous Drone Races Against World-Class Human Pilots, Wins Big
Autonomous Drone Races Against World-Class Human Pilots, Wins Big

22 Jul 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / A team of researchers from the University of Zurich has developed an algorithm which calculates the fasted route for an autonomous drone.

 
Drone Swarms Give Royal Marines a Boost, in Groundbreaking Experimental Exercise
Drone Swarms Give Royal Marines a Boost, in Groundbreaking Experimental Exercise

19 Jul 2021, 09:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / For the first time, a swarm of drones operating autonomously is used to successfully support UK armed forces, in a massive hybrid force operation.

 
Nebo Recharge Infrastructure Will Use Drones to Keep Your EVs Rolling Forever
Nebo Recharge Infrastructure Will Use Drones to Keep Your EVs Rolling Forever

15 Jul 2021, 07:10 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This conceptual recharge system employs drones that attach to your EV and recharge it on the go. Achieved through magnetic inductive technology.

 
New Thales Drone Aces First Flight, Aims for 62 Mile Range Capabilities
New Thales Drone Aces First Flight, Aims for 62 Mile Range Capabilities

8 Jul 2021, 21:12 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / French company Thales has announced that its new long-range UAV half-scale prototype has successfully completed its first flight.

 
Zoe Zetona Drone Shoots Clear Top to Bottom Views With Up Front Camera Payload
Zoe Zetona Drone Shoots Clear Top to Bottom Views With Up Front Camera Payload

7 Jul 2021, 05:41 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On July 1st, Acecore launched its new drone. Dubbed Zoe Zetone, it can carry its payload up front instead under its body.

 
This Is How the Remote-Controlled Drone Wars of the Future Might Look Like
This Is How the Remote-Controlled Drone Wars of the Future Might Look Like

28 Jun 2021, 12:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Estonian Defense Forces conduct a training exercise using a THeMIS UGV with tethered drone to conduct artillery strike on mock enemy position

 
Drones Can Give Us Access to Cleaner Water Faster and at Lower Costs
Drones Can Give Us Access to Cleaner Water Faster and at Lower Costs

25 Jun 2021, 13:31 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The Nixie water sampling system for drones will give us access to cleaner water at lower costs. It is faster, and needs fewer resources to test the waters.