Tag: Drones
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Boeing’s new CEO sees Amazon and Facebook as competitors (and potential partners)
Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg addresses the SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress in Seattle on Tuesday. (Credit: Alan Boyle for GeekWire) Two months into his job as the Boeing Co.’s president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg says Amazon and Facebook are emerging as competitors in the aerospace industry, due to their plans to develop drones for…
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Boeing’s new laser gun incinerates drones in 15 seconds
Boeing’s new laser system is designed to disable drones. Drones are everywhere these days — straying onto the White House lawn and disrupting wildfire operations. Now, Boeing has developed a new laser technology designed to wipe out drones — especially those that could cause threats to military personnel. Photo via Boeing. “Silent, invisible and precise—Boeing’s…
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Drones meet planes: U.S. pilots encounter 650 UAVs so far this year, a 173% increase over 2014
Photo via Shutterstock Watch where you’re flying up there in the blue skies. A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that there were 650 cases where U.S. pilots encountered unmanned aerial aircraft through Aug. 9 of this year. Drone flying in the Space Needle’s shadow. That’s up from 238 cases in all of 2014.…
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New patent shows how Boeing plans to recharge drones in mid-air
A patent awarded to Boeing this week outlines the aerospace giant’s plans for keeping drones in the air longer. The patent describes inflatable drones that drop tethers to the ground to recharge internal batteries, without the need to land. Drones may need to stay airborne for extended time periods for long-term experiments, monitoring or travel, and being light can…