Researchers at the Australian Defense Science and Technology Group are investigating the potential of using drones to inspect subsurface damage in composite aircraft materials. Composites materials are increasingly used in aircraft construction as they possess Read More
In Australia, The New South Wales Legislative Assembly recently passed the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 banning drones from being flown above the state’s prisons and juvenile detention centers. Corrections Minister, David Read More
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee have demonstrated a wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging system that transfers 120 kW of power with a 97% efficiency – Read More
MyDefence Communication – a Danish research and development company – has worked with General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems to successfully integrate counter unmanned aerial system (UAS) drone detection sensors in light-armored vehicle platforms for use Read More
The Air Force and Air Education and Training Command is introducing virtual and augmented reality technology with new ground instructional training aircraft, or GITA. A new GITA has arrived at the US Air Force’s Sheppard Read More
Purdue University is partnering with Cranfield University in the UK to offer a suite of graduate-level education programs that will support the U.S. Department of Defense and its allies. The partnership will provide options for Read More
Emesent, a drone autonomy company spin-out from Australian federal research agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has developed software that allows autonomous drones to create mapping of underground spaces such as mines and Read More
Researchers at MIT are working on using a fleet of drones to collaboratively search for missing people under dense forest canopies. They equipped each autonomous quadrotor drone with laser-range finders for position estimation, localization, and Read More
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $895,000 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through its program, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAAN). With the funds, WPI will provide six needs-based fellowships to U.S. Read More
Xcel Energy has begun flying drone-conducted exterior inspections at the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants in Minnesota. According to Xcel, each inspection was completed in two days, provided high-quality data, improved crew safety, and Read More
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