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drones Drone startup Flytrex

September 21, 2017 | brian wang |

Flytrex is 13 person Israeli startup that has implemented a food delivery drone service in Iceland. Flytrex will setup drone services for client companies. They use commercial drones $2000-8000. These drones currently fly at 65 kph (40 miles per hour). …

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army US Army looking at Brigade at time Helicopter upgrades

September 15, 2017 | brian wang |

It will take until the the 2030s for the US to deploy new Vertical Lift systems (twice as fast and all kinds of new technology) to replace existing combat Helicopters on a large scale. In the meantime, the US army …

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drones US Navy wants bigger and more capable unmanned drone ships for future navy

September 5, 2017 | brian wang |

Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, says the US Navy could get closer to the 350 ship target faster by counting unmanned vessels with capabilities similar to a manned ship— a new twist on the definition of a …

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5g 5G and Internet of Things are ramping up and Intel is ready to make them work efficiently

August 31, 2017 | brian wang |

Nextbigfuture interviewed Rob Topol about 5G. Rob is general manager of Intel’s client and IOT business and systems architecture group. Rob Topol, general manager of Intel’s client and IOT business and systems architecture group. The Internet of Things will soon …

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drones GA working to make FAA certification with all weather drones with sense and avoid

August 29, 2017 | brian wang |

On August 16th General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a MQ-9B SkyGuardian™ Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., through National Airspace, to its Gray Butte Flight Operations facility near Palmdale, Calif. The MQ-9B …

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drones Quadcopter with sniper rifle or grenade launcher

August 20, 2017 | brian wang |

Duke Robotics announces, TIKAD, a dramatic step forward in protecting our troops by developing the resources needed to fight terrorism effectively today. Tikad is a quadcopter drone with a sniper rifle, grenade launcher and other small arms. Tikad can have …

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asia Development and launch of centimeter accurate enhanced GPS with realtime correction

August 20, 2017 | brian wang |

The Japanese government is eyeing 2020 to begin promoting exports of a GPS technology accurate to a several centimeters. This should help services that need pinpoint accuracy clamoring for the system. An H-IIA rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 3 quasi-zenith …

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drones Submarine drones could grow a lot kelp in the open ocean

July 31, 2017 | brian wang |

Marine BioEnergy is collaborating with a research team at the University of Southern California, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies. US Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has provided $2.1 million in funding for a proof of …

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darpa BAE developing underwater drones with longer range active sonar

July 20, 2017 | brian wang |

DARPA has awarded BAE Systems a $4.6 million contract for its Mobile Offboard Clandestine Communications and Approach (MOCCA) program. The MOCCA program’s goal is to enable submarines to detect other submerged vessels at greater distances, while minimizing the risk of …

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algorithm Super tiny drones will be made with computer chips that are 100 times more energy efficient

July 13, 2017 | brian wang |

Engineers have worked made drones the size of a bumblebee and loaded them with even tinier sensors and cameras. Almost every part of a drone has been made smaller, except for the brains of the entire operation — the computer …

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