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Defense Innovation: Palmer Luckey on Modernizing Military Technology
Recent conflicts have taught us that the changing landscape of national defense requires us to innovate more rapidly to keep pace with our adversaries. Change-makers are needed at every level...Read More
Improving Weather Precision for Advanced Air Mobility Operations
The integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) operations (air taxis and urban air transport) into the national airspace system (NAS) presents unique challenges, particularly in weather monitoring and forecasting. A...Read More
CSU Drone Center: Elevating Drone Education and Research to New Heights
The Colorado State University (CSU) Drone Center assists researchers, industry partners, public safety professionals and a wide range of students with cutting-edge UAV research, education and support services. As a...Read More
Advancing Energy and Enterprise Efficiency: Three Model Drone Programs for Industrial Operations
Forward-learning companies in the energy and utilities sector have adopted drone technology across various industrial operations. At the 2024 Aerial Evolution Association of Canada Conference and Expo, an expert panel...Read More
Unlocking Subsurface Insights: Autonomous Drone Mapping Techniques for Buried Metal Detection and Geology
In the world of geophysics and remote sensing, mapping autonomously using drones is emerging as the go-to technology for detecting buried metal objects, exploring for the presence of extractable resources...Read More
Advanced Air Mobility: Industry and Regulator Perspectives on Future Transformative Flight
The aviation industry stands at the cusp of a transformative era with the advent of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). This groundbreaking sector promises to reshape urban transportation, logistics and various...Read More
NASA Selects Electra as Awardee in AACES 2050 Program: Electra to Lead Sustainable Airliner Development
Manassas, VA – November 12, 2024 — NASA has awarded Electra.aero, Inc. (“Electra”) a contract to develop key technologies and aircraft concepts for next generation commercial airliners that could enter...Read More
Tetra 1 Satellite Mission Complete
After helping more than 250 U.S. Space Force Guardians and operators experiment and train with various tactics, techniques, and procedures in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), the Tetra-1 satellite has completed...Read More
Vale and Speedbird Aero Successfully Complete Pioneering Drone Logistics Operation in Brazil
Pará, Brazil — November 11, 2024 — Speedbird Aero and Vale have successfully completed the first-ever drone logistics operation in Carajás Mine (the world’s largest iron ore mine, located in...Read More
Black Swift Technologies: Pioneering UAS Applications for Extreme Weather
Black Swift Technologies (BST) has developed unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for cutting-edge research applications in the geosciences. Founded in 2011 by Dr. Jack Elston and Dr. Maciej Stachura, BST has...Read More