DARPA Tests Single-Operator Drone Swarm Control
Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman have recently advanced the frontier of unmanned systems control, demonstrating that a single operator can…
Drones & Unmanned Systems
Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Boosts UAV Swarm Combat
Unmanned aerial vehicles have long been valued for their low cost, maneuverability, concealment, and resilience in harsh environments. While single…
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE Sets 39-Hour Endurance Record
On February 18, 2022, at Santa Margarita Ranch in California, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division pushed the boundaries of small…
Eurodrone Design Delays Highlight Complex European Collaboration
Airbus is extending the timeline for the preliminary design review of the Eurodrone, a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle backed…
Drone Flights Reduce Bat Detection Rates
Between 2018 and 2020, researchers at the Kenauk Institute in western Quebec conducted a series of surveys to investigate how…
Drone Rules Tighten Across U.S. and EU in 2021
The turn of 2021 marked a decisive moment for drone regulation on both sides of the Atlantic, reshaping operational frameworks…
Airbus Leads German Push for Urban Air Mobility
In southern Germany, a broad coalition of industry, academia, and public-sector partners has launched an ambitious effort to accelerate the…
TechEagle Launches Ethiopia’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Network
Indian drone delivery startup TechEagle has entered into a strategic partnership with Ethiopian e-commerce marketplace Addis Mercato to establish the…
Italian Air Force Deploys Counter-Drone Unit to Qatar
Between 23 November and 20 December 2021, the Italian Air Force executed its first operational deployment of a Counter-Unmanned Aerial…