Autonomous
Take-Off and Land Directly at Frankfurt Airport with the Volocopter Flying Taxi
February 15, 2019Fraport AG and Volocopter GmbH are pioneering mobility of the future. Together, they are developing concepts for ground infrastructure and operations required for air taxi services at airports. This cooperation focuses on...
News
Drone Smashes into Chicago High-Rise
February 15, 2019The Chicago Tribune reported an incident about a drone that had crashed into an upper floor of a building east of Michigan Avenue downtown Thursday morning, breaking a window but injuring no...
Defense
Boeing Wins Navy Contract for Extra-Large Drone Subs
February 15, 2019According to the latest on defence tech news Boeing has bagged a U.S. Navy contract for four Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUVs). The unmanned submarines or giant drone subs are called ‘Orcas’...
News
Britain Looks to Enhance its Lethality with a Drone Squadron
February 15, 2019According to news reports ambitious plans of raising a British drone squadron might not quite take off just yet in spite of the British defence secretary revealing plans to invest £7m into...
News
Ordnance Survey Developing Solar Powered, High Altitude Pseudo Satellite Drone
February 15, 2019Mapping organisation Ordnance Survey plans to launch a solar-powered drone to capture higher quality images of the Earth. Ordnance Survey told the BBC that while there are satellites in place to broadcast...
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