Lockheed Martin has announced its latest entry in its UAS portfolio of products, the OUTRIDER, designed to provide enhanced Situational Awareness (SA) in environments where launching a conventional UAV is not practical. The drone has been designed with a patented launch canister and has a high degree of wind tolerance. The OUTRIDER can be launched from ground, surface, air … [Read more...] about Lockheed Martin Announces Canister Launched Drone
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Atlas Dynamics Introducing Charging Station and Fixed Wing Drone at Interdrone
Atlas Dynamics, a developer of drone-based solutions for professional users, is introducing two products this week at InterDrone 2017: the new Atlas NEST smart protective charging station and their newest UAV, the Atlas Blue-J. The Atlas NEST The Atlas NEST is a landing, protective charging station that allows for BVLOS operation, extended flight range and constant drone … [Read more...] about Atlas Dynamics Introducing Charging Station and Fixed Wing Drone at Interdrone
Vertical Technologies Announces DeltaQuad Series of Autonomous VTOL UAVs
Vertical Technologies has released their DeltaQuad series of autonomous VTOL UAVs. This hybrid vertical takeoff fixed wing vehicle can stream telemetry and video over the cellular network using VPN, and boasts an impressive 1 Kg payload capacity, 2 hour 45 minute flight time and 150 Km range. The DeltaQuad is developed by members of the PX4 Pro autopilot development team and … [Read more...] about Vertical Technologies Announces DeltaQuad Series of Autonomous VTOL UAVs
Parrot Disco: A Fixed Wing Drone Designed for Beginners and Enthusiasts Alike
Parrot looks to be taking a new tack in its competition with DJI by packaging their Disco as a drone for all users: beginners, enthusiast, and commercial users. Parrot has crafted the offering for both beginner and expert model aircraft enthusiasts that enables them to connect their own RC transmitter (SBus, Sumd or CPPM protocols) to the Parrot Disco and take control of the … [Read more...] about Parrot Disco: A Fixed Wing Drone Designed for Beginners and Enthusiasts Alike
New Fixed-Wing Drone from Sentera for Agriculture, Surveys, Search and Rescue
Sentera has introduced an enhanced Phoenix fixed-wing drone product line that can be adapted to to support the precision agriculture, mapping, and public safety industries. It is a solution that Sentera markets as cost-effective solution, easy to fly, accepts a variety of payloads, and covers more acres in less time than competitive options. A complete solution with payload … [Read more...] about New Fixed-Wing Drone from Sentera for Agriculture, Surveys, Search and Rescue