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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Elistair Unveils 24-Hour Surveillance Drone Orion 2
Elistair, a developer of drones for military, security, and industrial usage, unveiled its new Orion 2 tethered drone able to deploy for up to 24 hours at a stretch
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
DoD Discusses Strategies, Lays Out Plans to Counter Drone Threats
The US Department of Defense discussed an integrated approach to dealing with the hazard of the skies increasingly getting congested with easily-operated, relatively cheap, and widely available drones.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Sale of MQ-9 SeaGuardian Drones to Taiwan Reaches Final Stage
The sale of four US-made MQ-9 SeaGuardian drones to Taiwan has reached its final stage of approval after crossing a key hurdle at Congress.
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Easy Aerial Integrates Anti-Jamming Tech Into Its Military Drones
Easy Aerial, a provider of drone-based cyber solutions to protect wireless communications from jamming attacks, has integrated anti-jamming technology into their military-grade drones.
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Americas
Texas A&M Secures $20M Contract to Establish Applied Hypersonics Consortium
Texas A&M University has been awarded a $20 million contract by the Department of Defense to set up a University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics.
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Cyber
Purdue Working to Make Military Drone Software Hackproof
Purdue University, in collaboration with Princeton, has embarked on a five-year project to make the software of military drones and other unmanned machines hackproof.
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UK Unveils Explosive-Laden ‘Bug’ Drone Part of Futuristic Battle Strategy
The UK unveiled a futuristic army strategy that includes Challenger 2 tanks equipped with tiny bug-like drones and a remote-controlled unmanned vehicle.
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US Army to Improve Encryption of Drone Communications
The US army is collaborating with two companies to enable small unmanned aircraft systems to deploy a robust, on-demand, highly-secure communications network.
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Air
US Fifth Generation Target Drone to Begin Test Flights
The Defense Department announced it will begin test flights of its much-anticipated Fifth Generation Aerial Target drone (5GAT) later this month at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
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Space
New Race for Space: DoD Official Outlines US Space Strategy
On the heels of a meeting in which the US space chief declared that America must be prepared for warfare in space, a Department of Defense official detailed the country's space strategy.
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