"Nature has already solved many of the challenges we face." Engineers build game-changing drones inspired by birds of prey: 'Can perform incredibly precise maneuvers' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky is blurring the line between helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft with its new Nomad family ...

A new type of drone, inspired by the aerial precision of birds of prey, could one day navigate through dense city skyscrapers to deliver our packages or inspect hard-to-reach offshore wind farms, ...

Cluj-based startup BraveX Aero aims to become one of the leading European manufacturers of industrial drones with extended autonomy and high flight capacity by 2030. The company already operates an ...

Despite the fact that they bang their heads against trees on a daily basis, woodpeckers don't suffer brain injuries. Inspired by the tough-headed birds, scientists have developed a fixed-wing drone ...

Ukraine's GUR has released a video of a fixed-wing drone being catapulted into action near Crimea. It said its special forces used UJ-26 Bober drones to strike at faraway Russian defenses. The ...

Drones have become vital tools for deliveries, inspections, and emergency response. Yet their designs remain split between two extremes. Rotary-wing drones, like quadcopters, are agile but drain ...

Fixed-wing FPVs are now hitting targets tens of miles behind the front line. This may be the start of another major change in drone warfare.

New airborne and bathymetric sensors extend range, precision, and real-time georeferencing for drone-based mapping and ...

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