Newsletter drone 11 janvier 2021
Cartographie de chantier
Drone-mounted scanner visualises Finsch ore pass to determine serviceability
Mining Weekly – 11/01/2021 – Owing to the use of drone-mounted light detection and ranging (Lidar) equipment, diamond miner Petra Diamonds’ mine engineers have been able to visualise the condition of ore passes for the first time at the Finsch underground mine, in the Northern Cape. The use of Emesent’s Hovermap Lidar technology, through local drone services provider Dwyka Mining Services, helped the miner avoid an estimated five months of remediation work and associated costs of about R5-million. Petra has an interest in eight mines in South Africa and Tanzania, with a combined output of about 3.7-million carats a year… lire l’article
Drone de combat
Ghatak (SWiFT) stealth unmanned combat drone program reaches new milestone
Indian Defense News – 11/02/2021 – India’s highly secretive unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) program, under which a technology demonstrator called stealth wing flying testbed or SWiFT is being developed, has reached a new milestone. Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, a Chennai-based lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, has handed over retractable landing gear systems for SWiFT. In a technology bulletin released in October 2020, the DRDO had said that it had completed the designing of the landing gear for the program and the manufacturing of the airworthy components was under progress… lire l’article
Neutralisation
Mali, French army deny wedding party killed in strike against militants
Reuters – 07.01.2021 – BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s government and the French army on Thursday denied allegations that a French air strike killed civilians attending a wedding, insisting that only Islamist militants were hit. The incident on Sunday in central Mali’s remote Douentza area comes at a moment of rising anti-French sentiment in Mali regarding the former colonial power’s eight-year military intervention. Jeunesse Tabital Pulaaku, an advocacy group for Fulani herders, published a list on Thursday of 19 people it said were killed, including the father of the groom, and seven more it said were wounded in the strike while attending a wedding… lire l’article
Anti-drone
U.S. Military Bases: Could a Drone Swarm Attack Mean Doom?
National Interest – 09/01/2021 – Massive numbers of small drones around the world are presenting an entirely new threat landscape for the Pentagon which must now confront networks of AI-enabled, coordinated attack drones sharing information, passing along targeting details and in some cases even exploding themselves upon high-value target areas. U.S. military installations, command and control centers and even air, ground and sea war platforms could themselves quickly fall victim to drone swarm strikes. A newly released U.S. Department of Defense Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Strategy explains that the current threat circumstances call for new countermeasures, offensive weapons, allied cooperation, doctrine and weapons requirements specifications… lire l’article
Pentagon’s Counter Small Drone Strategy
USNI News – 08.01.2021 – The exponential growth of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) creates new risks for the Department of Defense (DoD). Technology trends are dramatically transforming legitimate applications of sUAS while simultaneously making them increasingly capable weapons in the hands of state actors, non-state actors, and criminals. Small UAS may also pose hazards to DoD operations in the air, land, and maritime domains when controlled by negligent or reckless operators. The Department must protect and defend personnel, facilities, and assets in an environment where increasing numbers of sUAS will share the skies with DoD aircraft, operate in the airspace over DoD installations, and be employed by our Nation’s adversaries. In response to this challenge, the Department initially emphasized the deployment and employment of government and commercially-built materiel to address the immediate risks posed by sUAS; however, it resulted in many non-integrated, redundant solutions… lire l’article
U.S. Department of Defense – Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Strategy
Media Defense – 07/01/2021 – The US Department of Defense leadership recently approved a new strategy to lead and direct Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) activities across the Department. This strategy will provide the framework for addressing sUAS hazards and threats in a variety of operating environments, including the U.S. homeland, host nations, and contingency locations. The Department’s management structure and processes are not written in stone, they are a means to an end–empowering the warfighter with the knowledge, equipment and support systems to fight and win. Department leaders will adapt their organizational structures to best support the Joint Force… voir le document
Dubai tech firm develops magnetic shield to counter drone attacks
Gulf News – 03/01/2021 – Dubai: Cusp Technologies, a Dubai-based tech solutions company, has developed a new system for using magnetic beams in many applications specially in defense and space. One of its main applications is to repel hostile drone attacks. The innovative system is based on the use of advanced magnet technology to create a « magnetic shield » to repel hostile attacks from drones, which are either directed remotely, or have pre-programmed routes. The technology also provides the potential to expand its defense capabilities and create a magnetic shield that can counter any kind of military attacks. “Drones widespread in the past few years, so the risks that these aircrafts pose have increased. This could cause damage to the main infrastructure, and paralyze both trade and travel in many countries,” said Mohamed Saleh, founder and chairman, Cusp Technologies… lire l’article
Logistique terrestre
Japan to Host Futuristic Cargo Drone Logistics Facility
Inside Unmanned System – 08.01.2021 – Japan’s regulatory environment, commitment to UAV cargo delivery and maturing 5G infrastructure are prime reasons why Asia’s largest logistics real estate conglomerate has chosen the country to build what it claims will be “the world’s first cargo drone logistics facility.” The new drone port will be part of ESR Cayman’s new 365,00-square-meter, nine-story distribution center, which is slated for completion in 2023. A starter fleet of at least 24 drones is slated to deliver as much as 14,000 tons of cargo daily to distribution nodes across the region. ESR officials believe the project will show its tenants how autonomous eVTOL systems can revolutionize commercial cargo transport by quickly moving high-value, time-sensitive cargo directly from futuristic distribution facilities to their final destination… lire l’article
Draganfly Issued New Delivery Drone Patent
Globe News Wire – 06.01.2021 – Los Angeles, Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer and systems developer, is pleased to announce the awarding of a new patent for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo delivery drone with variable center of gravity. The design is ideal for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) and for transporting goods in hard to reach areas or flight over people at night. US Patent No. 10,807,707 is an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) configured for both vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and fixed-wing flight operations includes forward… lire l’article
Surveillance de zone ou de site
Event 38 Unmanned Systems Delivers E400 to Air National Guard
UAV Dach – 11/01/2021 – Event 38 Unmanned Systems recently completed delivery of the E400 to the Air National Guard (ANG) 178th Wing Fire and Emergency Management teams. The E400 was identified by the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) as a promising commercial technology that could reduce cost and increase readiness for multiple Air Force sustainment objectives. The aircraft was customized for ANG, adding VTOL as well as a live-streaming thermal and RGB video payload. Additionally, Event 38 designed a custom all-in-one handheld ground control station. The aircraft is intended for use by emergency response personnel. Event 38 provided in-person training, documentation, and the user manual. Four operators were trained to proficiency in 1.5 days of class time and practice flights… lire l’article
HEISHA Launches User-friendly Drone-in-the-box Solution
UAS weekly – 10/01/2021 – HEISHA, the leading provider of autonomous drone charging stations in the world, as launched DNEST—its newest and smallest charging station—together with a global call for exclusive partners. With a size of 1 cubic meter, and weighing less than 40 kilograms, DNEST makes it easy to deploy in the garden or on a roof. Unlike other industrial products from the company, DNEST is a user-friendly product aimed squarely at the consumer market. It is a ready-to-fly product with a charging station, DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and software ready for action. Without any piloting skills, users can easily operate DNEST to keep an eye on their properties from the air at any time and from any place. Ling Lu, CEO of HEISHA said, “With the release of this new product we are also putting the call out for exclusive partners globally… lire l’article
Règlementation
Mapped: Drone Privacy Laws Around the World
Visual Capitalist – 08.01.2021 – From Olympic opening ceremonies to public safety, drone applications have come a long way. In fact, their modern applications are set to almost double the total value of the commercial drone market from $22.5 billion to $42.8 billion between 2020-2025, at a 13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Naturally, such diverse and complex uses can go quickly awry if not monitored and regulated correctly by governments—yet in some cases, it’s because of governments that drones’ uses border on sinister… lire l’article
Logistique maritime
Un drone de transport lourd pour la Royal Navy
Air & Cosmos – 07/01/2021 – Une demande d’information a été publiée pour la Royal Navy visant à étudier le marché des drones de transport lourd pouvant être déployés dans un environnement salin. Les réponses de cette étude viendront renforcer les connaissances de la Royal Navy et pourraient potentiellement donner lieu à une décision d’acquisition ultérieurement. Afin de pouvoir étudier des systèmes capables de répondre à ses exigences opérationnelles, la Royal Navy a apporté quelques précisions sur les performances attendues. Le drone devra ainsi être capable d’emporter une charge utile de 200 kilos et pouvoir mener des vols au-delà du champ de vision. Il devra être bien sûr résistant à l’environnement salin, très corrosif, et disposer d’une architecture ouverte afin de pouvoir être facilement modifié. Afin de pouvoir étudier des systèmes capables de répondre à ses exigences opérationnelles, la Royal Navy a apporté quelques précisions sur les performances attendues… lire l’article
R & D
Red Cat partners with Skypersonic Completes Long Distance Drone Flight Remotely
Rotor Riot flies drone over 1000 miles away
Yahoo News – 11.01.2021 – ORLANDO, Fla., – Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: RCAT) (« Red Cat » or the « Company »), a leading brand in the drone industry, announced that Fat Shark, a wholly owned subsidiary, had partnered with Skypersonic, the manufacturer of the Skycopter UAV, to complete a long distance drone flight remotely. The flight consisted of a pilot, located in Orlando, Florida, controlling a drone flying in Detroit, Michigan. The flight integrated Fat Shark’s new digital technology, « Shark Byte » with Skypersonic’s Skycopter and remote pilot software system. The pilot’s flight instructions to the drone were transmitted through Skypersonic’s servers located in Italy… lire l’article
Patent for Remote ID Systems Goes to Oregon-Based Drone R&D Company
Drone Life – 08.01.2021 – One of the first movers in this race is Ariascend, an Oregon-based drone research and development company, which this week announced that its CEO, Kenji Sugahara, had recently been awarded a patent for broadcast remote identification of drones. U.S. Patent 10,825,345 issued by the United States Patent Office in November, calls for drones to have a “digital license plate,” that can broadcast information about the drone to observers on the ground, including law enforcement agencies and members of the general public. In an interview, Sugahara said the genesis of the patent sprung from a white paper he wrote in 2017 and submitted to the FAA’s Advisory and Rulemaking Committee. Many of the ideas outlined in both the white paper and the patent itself were incorporated into the FAA final rule… lire l’article
BVLOS HF Command & Control Demonstrated with MQ-9A UAS
UST drones – 08.01.2021 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has performed what it claims is the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) high-frequency (HF) command and control (C2) demonstration with an unmanned aerial system (UAS). The company has developed a C2 capability that does not require a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) link and can provide BLOS connectivity at distances of up to 8,000 miles, depending on transmit power and link geometry. An MQ-9A Block 5 unmanned aircraft was used for the demo, equipped with the U.S. Government’s Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) autonomy software. The aircraft was flown with improved diagonal tails with conformal HF antennas incorporated into the leading edges… lire l’article
6th-gen stealth fighter likely to include lasers, AI and drone control
Fox News – 06/01/2021 – A stealthy, supersonic, semi-autonomous sixth-generation fighter maneuvers undetected through heavily armed enemy air space, evades radar detection to jam the adversary’s command and control systems with EW (Electronic Warfare) weapons, gather, analyze and transmit targeting data across huge areas of terrain in milliseconds using AI-empowered computing … then the fighter is able to launch and operate groups of nearby mini-drones, fire air-launched hypersonic missiles and then incinerate enemy aircraft with fighter-jet fired precision laser weapons all while flying too quickly and stealthily to be targeted. Taking this hypothetical mission yet another step farther, what if the sixth-generation fighter not only performed many of its missions with complete autonomy but also operated with a kind of self-regenerating coating or even composite armor which used synthetic biology to essentially regenerate and restore external structures lost or damaged by enemy fire… lire l’article
Drone captif
The Benefits of Tethered Drones
UST drones – 08.01.2021 – Elistair has released an article outlining the benefits of tethered drone systems, which are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) physically connected to and powered by a ground station. The systems are increasingly being adopted for a wide variety of applications including military base defense, border patrol, live-streaming events, setting up temporary communication towers, low altitude satellite surveillance, and more… lire l’article
DFR (Drone First responders)
Captain Don Redmond on Chula Vista PD’s groundbreaking drone program
Police 1 – 08.01.2021 – With 4,300 missions under its duty belt, the Chula Vista Police Department’s drone program isn’t just breaking deployment records, it is also reinventing how law enforcement agencies use UAS and drone technology. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley speaks with Chula Vista PD Captain Don Redmond about how the agency is using drones as first responders… écouter le podcast
Divers
Sony Airpeak drone release date, price, rumors and leaks
Techradar – 09.01.2021 – The Sony drone rumors have been growing for a couple of years now, but it was still surprising when an official drone project – called Sony Airpeak – was announced in November 2020. With competitors like DJI and Skydio flying way ahead of their competitors, any new competitor seemingly has a lot of ground to make up. Then again, this is Sony we’re talking about, and there are many reasons why this could be a great time for it to enter the drone game. It’s not yet clear what kind of drone Sony has been working on. But by analyzing the Airpeak announcement, along with some patents Sony has registered, we can get a good feel for how it’s shaping up… lire l’article
California police arrest suspect with the help of a drone
Drone DJ – 08.01.2021 – Police in Chula Vista, California, have been able to use a drone to help arrest a 17-year-old suspect believed to have been involved in a shooting earlier this week. The teenager allegedly shot a man trying to get the license plate number of a car he was in after it was involved in a hit-and-run. The shooting happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday when several 911 callers reported that a man had been shot. Once on the scene, the victim told police he had witnessed a hit-and-run and followed the car believed to have caused it. While following the vehicle, he was shot by a passenger in the car. Officers sent up a drone to search for the man. The drone was able to spot the car and captured the man exiting the car with a gun. The suspect then walked away from the car and left the area… lire l’article
BREAKING: More Shots Fired in U.S. – China Tech War, Implications for Commercial Drone Industry
Drone Life – 08.01.2021 – On January 5, 2021, the President signed Executive Order (EO) 13971, Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies, which prohibits persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States (U.S. citizens/residents and corporations) from transacting with persons that develop or control Chinese connected software applications or their subsidiaries. These prohibitions kick in 45 days from publication. This latest order is based on a national emergency: the threat posed by “Chinese connected software applications” (software, a software program, or group of software programs, designed to be used by an end user on an end-point computing device and designed to collect, process, or transmit data via the internet as an integral part of its functionality) through which the Government of the People’s Republic of China… lire l’article
Delta Drone International relists on the ASX
Globe News Wire – 31/12/2020 – Delta Drone International Limited (ASX: DLT, Delta Drone or the Company), Australia’s first listed drones-as-a-service company, re-commences trading on the ASX today following the successful merger between world-leading drone safety company ParaZero and international drone services provider Delta Drone South Africa. The re-listing follows a strongly supported capital raise of $5 million at $0.04 a share, resulting in a market capitalisation of $20 million. The capital raise has enabled new domestic and international investors to join the register, along with existing ParaZero shareholders… lire l’article