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PHSNet: A Small-Target Infrared Hotspot Detection Network for Photovoltaic Modules in UAV Remote-Sensing Images
With the rapid expansion of global photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity, hot spot defects have become a major hidden danger that reduces power generation efficiency and threatens the safe and stable operation of PV stations. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) infrared...
Smart Materials and the Rise of Ornithopters: on this episode of the Drone Radio Show!
Dr. Onur Bilgen is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University. Dr. Bilgen conducts research in the design of advanced drone systems, including fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, hybrid drone systems, and...
Autonomous UAV & Manned Helicopter Interoperability Validated at Sea
Alpha Unmanned validates real-time data transmission from its autonomous helicopter to a crewed Airbus cockpit during naval exercises. Alpha Unmanned Systems has successfully completed a live maritime Manned-Unmanned Teaming exercise in collaboration with Airbus...
Hanwha Aerospace launches UAV engine development program with Korea AeroSpace administration
May 26th, 2026 _ Hanwha Aerospace today announced a joint development program with the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) to produce a 4,500-pound-class turbofan engine for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and other unmanned aerial platforms. Hanwha Aerospace...
A2Z Drone Delivery Partners with Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd. On Kazakhstan’s Next Generation Integrated Urban Air Mobility Project
A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc., an American aerospace and engineering company advancing commercial unmanned aerial vehicles, today announced a partnership with Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd. (AAAG), a company pioneering the future of air mobility in Central Asia. The...
Thales to build Singapore’s drone traffic management platform
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has awarded Thales, as the leading partner in a consortium with Deeeplabs, a contract to deliver an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) System based on the TopSky - AstraUTM platform, to provide an...
Le Canada va ouvrir des négociations pour acheter six avions d’alerte avancée GlobalEye auprès de Saab
Publié en avril 2024, le document d’orientation stratégique «Notre Nord, fort et libre : Une vision renouvelée pour la défense du Canada» avait souligné la nécessité pour l’Aviation royale canadienne [ARC] de se doter d’avions de détection et de commandement aéroporté...
Oubliez les fusées classiques : ce propulseur divise par 5 000 le temps de voyage spatial et ne consomme aucun carburant
Depuis le début de la conquête spatiale, les fusées classiques reposent sur la propulsion chimique. Le principe est simple et éprouvé : on expulse des gaz à très grande vitesse vers l’arrière pour générer de la poussée, souvent grâce à un puissant mélange de carburant...
Orbit Fab, Thales Alenia to study refueling for electric-propulsion satellites
WASHINGTON — Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space will work on a project backed by the U.K. Space Agency to study whether satellites using electric propulsion systems can be refueled in orbit, part of a broader push in Europe toward satellite servicing and reusable...
Meet NASA Low Outgassing Standards With Adhesives for Aerospace and Optical Systems
Outgassing is the release of volatile substances from a cured adhesive over time. These released materials, which may include residual solvents, unreacted monomers, or other chemical species, can deposit on nearby surfaces, causing contamination that interferes with...
