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Armement – un drone fabriqué au Maroc peut détecter une cible sans GPS
La société marocaine Ballistic Defense System (BDS) a annoncé lundi 28 septembre l’achèvement de la première version de son prototype de drone autonome. L’appareil mise notamment sur une navigation sans GPS et sur l’intelligence artificielle pour identifier une...
AIDC, Corrections Agency hold counter-drone drill
Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) Taiwanese aerospace company Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) said Tuesday it had participated in the Agency of Corrections' first-ever counterdrone drill earlier this month. The drill, which took place on Sept. 18 at Changhua...
UAV-Induced Measurement Bias in Air Pollution Sensing: A Physics-Informed Framework for Characterization, Sensor Placement, and Correction
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer flexible, three-dimensional access for air pollution monitoring, but rotor-induced aerodynamic disturbance can bias onboard sensor readings, an effect not yet well characterized for multi-rotor platforms. This paper presents a...
Matternet Unveils M3 Autonomous Drone Delivery Platform for Rooftop Micro-Hubs
The next-generation system pairs a new aircraft, dock and drop-box portal so restaurants, retailers and hospitals can send packages without staff on site, with commercial service targeted for the second half of 2027. Matternet unveiled M3, its next-generation...
Control System Design of a Pitch-Decoupled VTOL UAV Using Reinforcement Learning
The paper presents the design, development, and simulation of an intelligent control system for the pitch-decoupled vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In contrast to conventional tilt-rotor VTOL UAVs, the mechanical structure of the...
AIDC conducts counter-drone system drill to expand airspace protection for critical infrastructure
Taiwanese aerospace company Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) said that after completing production of its advanced jet trainers, it will focus on accelerating the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)... Pour en savoir plus : AIDC conducts...
AI reshapes drone competition from flight to autonomy
AI is rapidly reshaping the unmanned vehicle industry, pushing drones beyond autonomous flight toward autonomous mission execution... Pour en savoir plus : AI reshapes drone competition from flight to autonomy
Boeing va fabriquer le futur avion de combat de l’US Navy et celui de l’Air Force, un contrat géant de 20 milliards de dollars
Le constructeur aéronautique américain Boeing a été sélectionné par le Pentagone pour concevoir et fabriquer l’avion de combat de nouvelle génération de la marine américaine. Le ministère américain de la Défense a annoncé mardi avoir sélectionné le constructeur...
L’Allemagne va commander 16 avions A400M de plus pour remplacer ses appareils les plus anciens
En 2011, ayant déjà réduit sa commande de 60 à 53 exemplaires dans le cadre d’un accord trouvé avec Airbus [EADS, à l’époque] pour sauver le programme d’avion de transport A400M, alors en proie à de grandes difficultés, l’Allemagne fit savoir qu’elle se contenterait...
Dynamic Metasurface Antennas: From Programmable Microwave Hardware to Next-Generation Wireless Systems
As wireless systems evolve toward 6G and beyond, antenna apertures are increasingly expected to become more programmable, multifunctional, and responsive to diverse communication, sensing, and imaging requirements. Dynamic metasurface antennas (DMAs) offer a promising...
