DARPA challenges innovators to create muscular drones By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Heavy-lift drones, the workhorses of the drone ecosystem, face a significant obstacle to their widespread adoption for military and commercial uses: their payload-to-weight ratio is low, typically far below one-to-one for multirotor UAVs. Hoping to solve this problem, the Defense … [Read more...] about DARPA Launches $6.5 Million Challenge to Reinvent Heavy-Lift Drones
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Ukraine Looks to Export Drone Expertise as It Pursues New NATO Partnerships
Kyiv's proposed agreements reflect a broader shift from wartime recipient to provider of drone technology and operational knowledge For much of the war with Russia, Ukraine has relied on international partners for military equipment. Now, the country is positioning itself as an exporter of drone expertise. According to Ukrainian officials, Kyiv hopes to sign drone cooperation … [Read more...] about Ukraine Looks to Export Drone Expertise as It Pursues New NATO Partnerships
Smart Materials and the Rise of Ornithopters: on this episode of the Drone Radio Show!
Dr. Onur Bilgen, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University. talks about the future of flapping wing drones, the role of smart materials in next-generation aircraft design, and how bioinspired engineering could influence the next wave of unmanned aviation innovation. Listen here: Dr. Onur Bilgen is Associate … [Read more...] about Smart Materials and the Rise of Ornithopters: on this episode of the Drone Radio Show!
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace Demonstrates Wireless Power Beaming to K1000ULE at Shaw AFB
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace and PowerLight Technologies sustain the K1000ULE in flight using laser-based wireless power beaming, maintaining continuous ISR operations without ground recovery. Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA) and PowerLight Technologies demonstrated wireless power beaming to the K1000ULE at Shaw Air Force Base. The AFCENT Battle Lab hosted the event. CENTCOM and the … [Read more...] about Kraus Hamdani Aerospace Demonstrates Wireless Power Beaming to K1000ULE at Shaw AFB
Persistent Flight in the Stratosphere – Justin Selfridge, Phd. and CEO of Devorto, on the Drone Radio Show!
Don't miss Justin Selfridge, Founder and CEO of Devorto, on the latest episode of the Drone Radio Show! Selfridge talks with host Randy Goers about why the stratosphere is such a critical domain for future aviation systems, how the TURN platform works and what makes it different from anything we’ve seen before, and the real-world applications and impact this technology could … [Read more...] about Persistent Flight in the Stratosphere – Justin Selfridge, Phd. and CEO of Devorto, on the Drone Radio Show!
