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
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Barksdale Drone Incursions Highlight Real Security Risks
Confirmed incursions at a strategic U.S. bomber base highlight real risk A Week of Drone Incursions at a Strategic Base Unauthorized drones flew over Barksdale Air Force Base during the week of March 9, prompting a law enforcement response and renewed concern about drone threats to sensitive U.S. military sites. Officials confirmed that multiple unauthorized unmanned … [Read more...] about Barksdale Drone Incursions Highlight Real Security Risks
University of Kentucky Researcher Wins NSF Award for Drone Fleet Safety Research
A University of Kentucky researcher has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award worth $534,264 over five years to develop safer coordination between drones and autonomous vehicles. Yang Xiao, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, leads the project. Called RESONET (REsilient … [Read more...] about University of Kentucky Researcher Wins NSF Award for Drone Fleet Safety Research
Epirus and Digital Force Technologies Partner on Integrated Counter-UAS Kill Chain
Epirus and Digital Force Technologies (DFT) have announced a partnership to deliver a fully integrated counter-UAS kill chain, unifying their technologies across detection, tracking, identification, localization and non-kinetic defeat of unmanned aerial system threats. Under the agreement, Epirus leads systems integration of DFT's Seraphim command-and-control and multi-modal … [Read more...] about Epirus and Digital Force Technologies Partner on Integrated Counter-UAS Kill Chain
Skyworx Executes 1,200-Drone Light Show at CES 2026
At CES 2026, Skyworx Drone Shows delivered a landmark aerial show that featured 1,200 drones illuminating the Las Vegas sky, marking what the company describes as "one of the most operationally efficient large-scale drone light shows ever executed in the United States." A six-person core operations team successfully deployed four full-scale drone performances within a … [Read more...] about Skyworx Executes 1,200-Drone Light Show at CES 2026
