Italian aerospace and defense giant Leonardo has confirmed the maiden flight of its new Falco Xplorer drone. The Falco Xplorer drone is a Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS) that offers persistent, multi-sensor strategic surveillance. It's also the largest surveillance aircraft the company has ever built, with a maximum take-off weight of 1.3 tons and an operating ceiling … [Read more...] about Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer Surveillance Drone Takes Off
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Surveillance Drone Leads Mediterranean Immigration Sting
Rome-based security-defense company Leonardo Systems says one of its Falco EVO drone systems helped European police catch an illegal immigration scheme. On June 20, Frontex, (the European Border and Coast Guard Agency) launched the fixed-wing drone from the Italian island of Lampedusa, locating a trawler attempting to smuggle in 81 illegal migrants involved in a criminal … [Read more...] about Surveillance Drone Leads Mediterranean Immigration Sting
DJI Crew has Near Miss at World Rally Champs in Sardinia, Italy
DJI started sending film crews to the World Rally Championship last year, highlighting the potential of drone technology and bringing WRC to a wider audience. Things almost went very wrong at the latest meet in Sardinia, Italy, when a DJI Inspire 2 barely missed a dangerous collision with one of the race cars. Although the Chinese manufacturer has been posting highlights on … [Read more...] about DJI Crew has Near Miss at World Rally Champs in Sardinia, Italy
Video of the Day 5/23/15: Check Out the Floor From the Dronexpò in Bergamo, Italy
A lot of the major names and models in consumer drones were both on the floor and in the air at last week's Dronexpò in Bergamo, Italy. … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 5/23/15: Check Out the Floor From the Dronexpò in Bergamo, Italy
Italy, France, Germany Sign European Drone Project
(S0urce: euractiv.com) Italy, France and Germany agreed on Monday to develop a European drone programme for reconnaissance and surveillance, seeking to inject momentum into a proposal first considered in 2013 to reduce reliance on U.S. and Israeli technology. In a joint signing ceremony, the defence ministers of the three countries pledged a two-year study to lay the … [Read more...] about Italy, France, Germany Sign European Drone Project
