infiniDome Highlights Technology Behind GPS Jamming Systems, Countermeasures infiniDome, an Israeli developer of anti-GPS jamming systems, recently released a white-paper report focusing on various GPS jamming technologies, as well as countermeasures (such as the company’s own GPSdome product). While GPS jamming might not be front-of-mind for many drone operators, both … [Read more...] about The Threat to Drones: GPS Jamming Systems, and the Countermeasures Available
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Truth is Stranger than Fiction: This Drone Uses the Super Powers of Spider Silk
At first glance, it seems like it must be one of those internet hoaxes: a drone made of spider silk - from a company called Spidey Tek, no less - is certainly not a run of the mill product. But this drone is just as strange and beautiful as it sounds: and the benefits of using spider silk are very real. Spidey Tek - a biotech company partnered with Utah State University - is … [Read more...] about Truth is Stranger than Fiction: This Drone Uses the Super Powers of Spider Silk
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
