In this study, a small-scale customised drone – the so- called Maggy – was developed to simplify and automate the procedures of cleaning explosive devices. We present here the first part of the paper. The conculding part of the paper will be publsihed in March issue.

Kaya Kuru

School of Engineering and Computing, University of Central Lancashire, …

Colorado-based UP Aerospace launched its 21st suborbital space flight from the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport occurred at 7:09 a.m. local time Tuesday (Oct. 1, 2024).

One of Spaceport America’s foundational tenants, UP Aerospace partnered with NASA’s Flight Opportunities program on its latest flight, SL-15, which featured its SpaceLoft rocket shuttling a variety of payloads to sub-orbital …

A2Z Drone Delivery launches BVLOS drone dock network
A2Z Drone Delivery has launched multiuse drone dock network operating beyondvisual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) with a single operator managing a fleet of four drones simultaneously. Conducting both autonomous patrol of protected urban waterways, supporting water rescue, and expediting regional retail delivery, the deployment marks the company’s first as a drone …

UP Aerospace launches suborbital flight to test GNSS payloads
Colorado-based UP Aerospace launched its 21st suborbital space flight from the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport occurred at 7:09 a.m. local time Tuesday (Oct. 1, 2024).
UP Aerospace partnered with NASA’s Flight Opportunities program on its latest flight, SL-15, …

Ultra-high-speed remote sensing image laser transmission test
A commercial Chinese satellite company has conducted an ultra-high-speed, highresolution satellite-ground remote sensing image laser transmission test using an independently developed, vehicle-mounted laser communication ground station and the laser terminal aboard one of its Jilin-1 satellites. The 100-Gbps (gigabits per second) image transmission test was a success, said Chang …

Indian Railways floats Rs 3,200- cr tender for LiDAR system to enhance track safety
The Indian Railways has issued tenders of Rs 3,200 crore for installation of Light Detecting and Ranging (LiDAR) technology on trains and rail tracks. The LiDAR technology will help detect fractures, faults, and missing sections on the tracks.
It will also help the …

DoD announces strategy for countering unmanned systems
On December 2 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a classified Strategy for Countering Unmanned Systems. The strategy unifies the Department’s approach to countering these systems that looks across domains, characteristics, and time frames.
Unmanned systems pose …

Skykraft forms international partnership
Skykraft has announced the formal signing of Participating Project Partner Agreement for the “Demonstration of Collaborative Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)” project. Supported by an International Space Investment (ISI) India Projects grant from the Australian Government, this initiative marks …

YellowScan teams up with Argosdyne
YellowScan has announced a collaboration with Argosdyne, whose latest UAV has officially received the C2 Class certification. The C2 Class certification permits closer operation to bystanders and in densely populated areas, meeting stringent European safety requirements. www.yellowscan.com
ESA and Japan expand collaboration …

Astranis is the prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force
Astranis has been selected as a prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) new Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program. It is one of four awarded an agreement to produce design concepts for R-GPS’ Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation program.‍ The R-GPS program was …