Advances in drone simulation bring mission training to quadcopters
The open QGroundControl software for drone control was improved with a fusion engine to integrate sensors and controls.
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Providing an asymmetric advantage with quadcopters and fixed-wing VTOLs
The American-made Teal 2 quadcopter and Edge 130 Blue, a VTOL fixed-wing system, are both on the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue List for acquisition by U.S. forces.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
IAI, Aerotor planning APUS family of quadcopter drones
Moshe Levy, manager of the Military Aircraft Group at IAI, told Breaking Defense that to increase distance and capacity, the quadcopter design will use fuel instead of batteries.
Changing the battlefield with quadcopters and fixed-wing VTOLS
There’s a new battlespace called “air-ground littoral” where quadcopters and fixed-wing VTOLs now dominate.
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SOF needs multi-mission quadcopters for the contested battlespace
With China the primary source of quadcopters, the U.S. can counter with a superior domestic supply chain.
Greek startup marries quadcopter and rocket launcher at AUSA
"Right at the back of the UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle], there is a system that absorbs much of the kinetic energy produced by the firing," S.A.S technology designer Christos Christou told Breaking Defense.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.