Category Archives: Technical Issues

Experimental Results in Multi-UAV Coordination for Disaster Management and Civil Security Applications

This paper describes a multi-UAV distributed decisional architecture developed in the framework of the AWARE Project together with a set of tests with real Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) to validate this approach in disaster management and civil security applications. Continue reading

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Oregon Company to Sell Drone Defense Technology to Public

Do you want to keep drones out of your backyard? An Oregon company says that it has developed and will soon start selling technology that disables unmanned aircraft. Continue reading

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Drone Came within 200 Feet of Airliner over New York

An unmanned drone came within 200 feet of a commercial jet over New York, triggering an FBI appeal to the public for any information about the unusual and potentially dangerous incident. Continue reading

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UAV Forecast: Turbulence!

Expert warns that the companies that make up this fledgling industry have allowed the boom in defense spending during the last decade to define the public perception of UAVs, commonly referred to as drones. Continue reading

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