US Army
No One Kills Drones Like EOS, Dr. Schwer Says
EOS credits its accuracy to decades of work on precise tracking and beam control that began during the Star Wars era, when the company
Rafael Suárez
Rafael Suárez is a drone journalist and content creator with more than 20 years behind the lens. He began in film photography in 1998, moved to digital in 2005, and has been flying and filming with drones since 2016. As a commercial videographer he has produced work for premium brands including BMW, Porsche, and MINI, and his documentary work champions a #flysafe mentality across the industry. Based in Quito, Ecuador, he covers drone news, hardware, and the policy and business shaping the industry for DroneXL, and shares reviews and cinematic flight on his YouTube channel. A dad and a lifelong aviation nerd, he's happiest when something is in the air.
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Croatian Drone Maker Orqa Scales Up for Pentagon Demand
Orqa, a leading drone maker from Croatia, has opened a larger production facility in the city of Osijek, as Defence-Blog reports. The company says the upgraded plant can now build as many as 280,000 NDAA compliant drones every year, a major increase aimed at meeting the rapid rise in Western military demand. The company explains…
Ukraine
Bundeswehr Pushes Forward on Major AI Drone Deal
General Carsten Breuer, the Bundeswehr’s Inspector General, said recent evaluations of the HX2 system from Helsing and the Virtus system from
Technology
3D-Printed Battlefield Factories Aim to Transform US Drone Production
Firestorm Labs believes the United States can overcome its drone production gap by putting factories directly on the battlefield. Their expeditionary manufacturing system, called xCell, fits inside two expandable twenty foot ISO containers, as reported by Business Insider. Each unit carries industrial HP Multi Jet Fusion printers and semi-automated assembly stations that can turn mission…
Police
Army Drone Pilots Show Speed and Skill at National Event
The Army’s push to scale up unmanned systems took a public step forward during the Drone Maneuver Competition at the National Drone Association Conference in Winter Park, Florida, where the Army Drone Team demonstrated speed, accuracy and teamwork, while showing how competitive flying can strengthen real-world operational skill, according to The Department of War press…
Robotics
Hyundai Unveils MobED, a Fully Autonomous Work Droid
Hyundai Motor Group has finally revealed its first production-ready autonomous droid, known as the Mobile Eccentric Droid or MobED, after years of quiet development at its Robotics LAB, as reported by Yanko Design. The company first hinted at this idea during CES 2022 with a metamobility concept that aimed to outperform Boston Dynamics’ well known…
DJI
Police Officer Brings Drone Tech Lessons to High School
Columbian High School in Tiffin, Ohio welcomed Officer Stevens from the Tiffin Police Department for a full morning dedicated to drone education, and the visit quickly turned into a hands on exploration of how unmanned aircraft are shaping the future of public safety and logistics, as WFIN reported. Students in Stacey Geiger’s Intro to Business…
DJI
St. Cloud Police Launch $890,000 Drone Program as State Ban Forces Shift to Costlier Alternatives
The St. Cloud Police Department has become the first in Central Florida to implement a fully autonomous “Drone as First Responder” (DFR) program, according to AirMed&Rescue. It is a move that highlights the soaring cost of public safety compliance under Florida’s strict new anti-China drone laws. While the program promises to reduce response times, it…
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