The Global Hawk. (Photo: NASA)

1960s CIA drone-bird project a predecessor to NASA Global Hawk

August 19, 2020

A recently unclassified CIA drone program provides us with perspective on UAS development. Also, U.S. high-altitude surveillance capabilities […]

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This article is tagged with Boeing, Global Hawk, HALE UAS, McDonnell Douglas, NASA, Project Aquiline, Swift Engineering, U.S. Air Force, X-37B and posted in Featured Stories, Opinions, UAV/UGV

Image: GPS World

Unmanned taxis, solar-powered UAS in development

January 17, 2018

This month’s highlights from the UAV industry include: more on the potential for unmanned airborne taxis, a drone […]

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This article is tagged with AeroVironment, CES, drone recovery, FAA, GoPro Karma, HALE UAS, HAPSMobile, Helios, Indemnis, passenger drone, taxi, UAV and posted in OEM, Opinions, UAV/UGV