The Royal Canadian Navy is sailing a new drone concept to serve as eyes and ears beyond a ship’s horizon. Kingston-class coastal defense ships will deploy Puma fixed-wing drones to provide beyond-visual-line-of-sight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, a naval release stated. Manufactured by AeroVironment, the drone can stay aloft for two hours and fly as high … [Read more...] about Puma Drones Will Enhance Recon for Canadian Navy
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New Solar-Cell Wing Will Boost AeroVironment’s Puma Drone
A partnership between a leading solar-cell provider and Johns Hopkins University could give a sunny forecast to longer drone battery life. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory recently awarded a contract to SolAero Technologies Corp. – maker of solar cells and aerospace-applied composite structural products. The contract will fall under the authority of the … [Read more...] about New Solar-Cell Wing Will Boost AeroVironment’s Puma Drone
AeroVironment Introduces New Product to Robust Market
Leading military and commercial drone company AeroVironment, Inc. announced a new product today - as The Drone Girl Sally French, writing for MarketWatch, points out that the company's stock has doubled in the last year. The new product is long-range tracking antenna (LRTA) for its Puma™ AE unmanned aircraft system. "The critical upgrade extends the range of Puma … [Read more...] about AeroVironment Introduces New Product to Robust Market
The Impact of the First Commercial Drone Flight in America
Everyone's a critic On Tuesday the FAA approved the first commercial drone flight over U.S soil. The UAS community had mixed reactions to the news, none of which could be characterized as enthusiastic. Here's the bad news: The company that was given permission to fly was none other than America's sweetheart, British Petroleum. The drone in question, the AeroVironment … [Read more...] about The Impact of the First Commercial Drone Flight in America
Reddit User Accidentally Recieves $350K Military Drone in the Mail
On Monday, reddit user Seventy_Seven (a college student from MA) submitted a bunch of pictures of a mystery package he received in the mail. His conclusion: "Did I just get a drone in the mail?" User ArrigJyde responded: It's a PUMA UAV. I've had a section of these with me on operations in Afghanistan. It has a range of up to 22 kilometres, has a gyro stabilized, HD, thermal … [Read more...] about Reddit User Accidentally Recieves $350K Military Drone in the Mail
