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ULM Installs SkySafe Drone Detection System
ULM has partnered with SkySafe, a company known for drone detection and airspace intelligence, installing a cloud based system designed
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Illinois Tech researchers use machine learning to solve drone base station deployment
The idea of using drones as mobile cell towers isn’t new. We’ve covered it in disaster response scenarios, from drones creating temporary mobile networks for mountain rescue crews in Wales to Nokia’s AI-powered drone network for Swiss emergency services. But a fundamental problem has persisted: how do you figure out exactly how many drones to…
Department of Defense
U.S. Navy MQ-25A Completes First Autonomous Taxi
The U.S. Navy’s first operational MQ-25A Stingray has completed its first autonomous taxi test, marking a key milestone on the path toward flight operations, as Boeing Defense and Defence Blog confirmed the event on January 30. During the test, air vehicle pilots initiated movement from the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System. The aircraft then…
Autel Robotics
Lace folds a 3D printed drone into a backpack
Lace is a large format quadcopter frame that folds down small enough to fit in a backpack, while keeping the look and function of modern foldable
DJI
College of DuPage Wins $4M for Drone Training
The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, has been awarded $4 million in federal funding to expand its aviation and drone education programs, a move aimed squarely at fixing growing workforce shortages across the U.S. aviation sector, as Aviation Web reports. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement…
Drones for Good
How SHARK Uses Drones To Fight Animal Cruelty
Those early drones were rough. Cameras shook. Batteries died fast. But SHARK kept improving as drones improved. German models helped first
Police
Oak Brook Police Deploy Illinois’ First Fully Autonomous Drone as First Responder
Cutting-edge unmanned aircraft technology has arrived in suburban Chicago, with the Oak Brook Police Department becoming the first in Illinois to launch a fully autonomous drone as a first responder tool. According to a WLS report, the drone—developed by Flock Safety—can respond faster than patrol cars across the village, raising both public safety potential and…
Search & Rescue
7 Days in the Cold: Thermal Drone Locates Missing Bernese Mountain Dog
A thermal drone deployment led to the successful rescue of a missing Bernese Mountain Dog in Crystal Lake, Illinois, demonstrating the growing importance of drone technology in search and rescue operations. The two-year-old dog named Charlie was discovered on Sunday after spending nearly seven days exposed to winter conditions, having survived despite sustaining injuries from…
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