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Windlift’s Tethered Drones: Generating Power from the Skies with DoD Support

February 4, 2025 by Miriam McNabb Leave a Comment

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Company to use tethered drones to generate power By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill When thinking about wind-generated electrical power, most people envision an array of massive wind turbines, each as tall as a 20-story building, with blades averaging about 210 feet in length. However, a Durham, North Carolina start-up company is developing a system that employs a … [Read more...] about Windlift’s Tethered Drones: Generating Power from the Skies with DoD Support

TCOM Expands All-Domain Capabilities with Equinox Acquisition

August 19, 2024 by Miriam McNabb 1 Comment

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TCOM’s Equinox acquisition prepare company for ‘all-domain’ world By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill TCOM Equinox acquisition Officials with TCOM LP, a producer of lighter-than-air aerostat platforms, said the recent acquisition of Equinox Innovative Systems, a manufacturer of both free-flying and tethered drones, will give the combined company the ability to … [Read more...] about TCOM Expands All-Domain Capabilities with Equinox Acquisition

Smart Tether for Parrot ANAFI USA from NACT Engineering

January 10, 2024 by Miriam McNabb 6 Comments

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Revolutionizing Aerial Surveillance: NACT Engineering's Smart Tether Unleashes the Full Potential of Parrot ANAFI USA Drones Uninterrupted Flight, Extended Reach, and 24/7 Surveillance Capabilities – The Power of Smart Tether Technology for Border Security and Beyond.  Singapore’s NACT Engineering is changing the game for tethered drone systems.  NACT Engineering’s patented … [Read more...] about Smart Tether for Parrot ANAFI USA from NACT Engineering

AI-Powered Obstacle Detection for Tethered Drones: KEF Robotics Revolutionizes Military Surveillance

December 3, 2023 by Miriam McNabb 2 Comments

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KEF Robotics uses digital twins to devise system to guide tethered drones By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Drones tethered to mobile vehicles can provide a huge benefit to military forces, by being able to provide warfighters with visual and other kinds of data from a bird’s-eye perspective, in a variety of environments and situations. One downside to having drones … [Read more...] about AI-Powered Obstacle Detection for Tethered Drones: KEF Robotics Revolutionizes Military Surveillance

Zenith AeroTech Tethered Drones Delivered to Federal Law Enforcement: the Ultimate Overwatch Solution

August 15, 2022 by Miriam McNabb 3 Comments

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Zenith AeroTech Delivers Two Tethered Drones to Federal Law Enforcement Agency by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs) leader Zenith AeroTech announced that it has delivered two Quad 8 TAVs to a Federal law enforcement agency for use as a command overwatch solution during emergency response missions. Both Quad 8s were … [Read more...] about Zenith AeroTech Tethered Drones Delivered to Federal Law Enforcement: the Ultimate Overwatch Solution

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