innovation
Hungary’s ABZ Innovation Challenges Farm Drone Giants
ABZ Innovation, a Hungarian drone start-up, reports an $8.2m raise to scale and compete with China-led heavy-duty ag/industrial drone makers.
innovation
Spotlight on cutting-edge research, AI integration, and technological advances redefining unmanned systems.
baltics
ScaleWolf founder warns of underground automatic drones as Lithuania’s next threat
ScaleWolf founder Edvinas Kerza warned that underground automatic drones could soon pose a new security threat to Lithuania and urged authorities to invest in detection, regulation and international cooperation.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Drone swarms for greater awareness — Parrot ANAFI trials with French Army STAT
France's army STAT is trialling Parrot ANAFI micro‑drone swarms controlled by EZ‑Chains to boost ISR and tactical awareness from vessels and armoured vehicles.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Drone photography for marine conservation: Joanna Steidle’s long-term survey
Joanna Steidle uses drone photography to create a multi-year visual record of East Coast marine migrations and absences to support conservation research.
industry
Virtual Surveyor adds Local Coordinate System in v10.2
Virtual Surveyor 10.2 introduces Local Coordinate System tools so surveyors can author drone-derived models in site-centric grids and streamline integration with CAD and local engineering workflows.
military
Hydrogen hybrid Raybird UAV completes combat missions in Ukraine
A hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid Raybird UAV built by Skyeton has completed combat missions in Ukraine, demonstrating extended endurance and reduced thermal and acoustic signatures.
eu
Skeyetech drones deployed for MISO Arctic methane monitoring
Azur Drones deployed its Skeyetech autonomous drone system across three field campaigns for the EU MISO project to map methane and CO2 in wetlands and the Arctic.
innovation
Laser charging system seeks indefinite drone flight
A laser power‑beaming system could allow drones to stay aloft for extended periods by beaming energy from ground or airborne transmitters, but technical, safety and regulatory hurdles limit near‑term operational use.
industry
Nokia boosts 5G drone platform with Amprius SiCore batteries
Nokia is integrating Amprius SiCore silicon‑anode batteries into its 5G drone platform to extend endurance and payload for commercial and government missions.
eu
French Alpine drones forecast avalanches to protect skiers
French Alpine drones monitor snowpack and forecast avalanches to warn ski operators and protect skiers.
dach
Autonomous system detects and suppresses wildfires within 12 minutes
Dryad Networks demonstrated a system where solar-powered gas sensors detected smouldering combustion in three minutes and autonomous drones extinguished the fire within twelve minutes.
industry
Rheinmetall and Varjo partner to enhance mixed‑reality defence training
Rheinmetall and Finnish Varjo announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Varjo’s military‑grade mixed‑reality technology into Rheinmetall’s training and simulation products.