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Lilium: The Uber of the skies
Uber, Lyft, Grab and Hailo have conquered the on-ground, app-based, taxi service. Lilium wants to command the sky.
Disposable delivery drones for the U.S. Marines
The TACAD (TACtical Air Delivery) glider is a prototype for an unpowered disposable delivery drone.
Drone shot down with a $3m Patriot missile
A store-bought quadcopter drone has been shot down by a Patriot surface-to-air missile.
Flying atmospheric chemistry laboratory collects air samples
Estimates of emissions from natural gas-fueled plants much too low, study finds.
Supersonic combustion engine stability and life span enhanced
Chuck Yeager strapped himself into a rocket-powered airplane in 1947 and flew faster than the speed of sound,…
“Amazon the battlefield”: Resupplying soldiers with a giant drone
A giant drone called the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle, or JTARV, could be the backbone of battlefield…
TI extends flight time and battery life of quadcopters and drones
Texas Instruments has introduced two circuit-based subsystem reference designs that will help manufacturers add…
VR and AR chinook training for military medics
A simulator of a Chinook helicopter, bringing together VR and an inflatable enclosure, has been conceived to help…
U.S. soldiers may receive personal mini drones for improved situational awareness
The U.S. Army is going forward with a plan to provide each and every soldier with a personal pocket-sized drone by…
Raytheon’s Patriot radar gets upgrade to combat future drones, planes,…
Air and missile defense is about to get an upgrade now that Raytheon just completed upgrades the combat-proven…