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U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Crashes in Texas, Both Crew Members Killed
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache crashed in Salado, Texas, leaving no survivors and sparking a 100 acres grass fire. A U.S. Army AH-64E attack helicopter crashed at about 1:30 pm Central Standard Time on Aug. 12, 2026, in Salado, Texas. Both crew members died in the impact, which also sparked a large grass fire spanning…
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SimActive Correlator3D Supports Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Mapping in Chile
Geo4D used the photogrammetry platform to process high-resolution aerial imagery covering more than 100,000 hectares in Patagonia. SimActive’s Correlator3D photogrammetry software has supported a large-scale mapping project for a green hydrogen development in southern Chile. Chilean geospatial firm Geo4D used the software to process high-resolution aerial imagery covering more than 100,000 hectares. The work produced…
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The Future USS John F. Kennedy Begins Acceptance Trials Ahead of Delivery
The John F. Kennedy, the second Gerald R. Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, left Newport News on Aug. 12 to commence acceptance trials before its handover to the U.S. Navy. Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy, soon to be the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) will now have its systems and equipment evaluated in…
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Mi-24 Hind Plays ‘Adversary’ in U.S. Marine Corps Exercise
Since 2020, two Mi-24D Hind helicopter gunships have provided invaluable threat replication to the U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Air Force. The participation of a Russian-made Mi-24D Hind attack helicopter in the U.S. Marine Corps Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) 4-26 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twenty Nine Palms, California, has again…
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Michigan Drone Lawsuit Challenges Restrictions on Flights Near Police Operations
Michigan man sues sheriff’s department over state’s drone law By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A Michigan-based freelance journalist has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have local law enforcement officials not target him for flying his drone near their operations, providing that he is following all federal flight safety regulations and maintaining a safe…
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BRRRRT Act’s Text Reveals New Details About Plan to Save the A-10s
New details in the BRRRRT Act’s full text reveal plans to keep selected Warthogs recoverable, examine potential foreign transfers and test emerging autonomous systems. Weeks after it was first introduced to the U.S. Congress, the full text of the ‘BRRRRT Act’ has now been released. The bill’s text now reveals that the proposed legislation goes…
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Michigan Awards $2 Million for Five Advanced Air Mobility Projects
State agencies will test drones and aerial technologies for environmental monitoring, wildfire response, infrastructure, public safety and agriculture. Michigan has selected five companies for advanced air mobility projects designed to solve real-world challenges for state agencies. The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) announced the awards on…
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Airwise Solutions Launches Nexus, an Open Airspace-Awareness Platform That Unifies Trusted Operational Data into a Single Operating Picture
Airwise Solutions today announced the launch of Airwise Nexus, the airspace-awareness and sensor-fusion capability within
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FlybyOps Launches Enterprise Platform for Scaling BVLOS and Autonomous Drone Operations
Finland-based platform aims to help operators manage compliance, risk and operational oversight as drone programs grow in size and complexity FlybyOps has launched a new enterprise drone operations platform designed for large-scale Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) and autonomous drone programs. The Finland-based company says the platform addresses a growing challenge for commercial drone…
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With Nexus, Airwise Solutions Champions “Free and Open” Sensor Integration
New airspace-awareness platform brings radar, RF, Remote ID, ADS-B and other operational data into a unified operating pictur Airwise Solutions has launched Airwise Nexus, a new airspace-awareness and sensor-fusion capability within its airwiseOS Operational Intelligence platform. Nexus brings data from multiple airspace sensors and operational systems into one common operating picture. The platform can ingest…
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