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7 February 2023
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria&mdash;as well as the additional 7.6- and 5.6-magnitude earthquakes that struck Turkey&mdash;have left approximately 5,100 citizens dead and countless more injured or missing.&nbsp;
Drones have provided the media with heart-wrenching views of the devastation, but they are also helping responders assess dangerous situations amidst the rubble and assist with rescue efforts. In fact, part of Spain's aid package to the region is sending drones.
<h5>Technology and Drones</h5>
In addition to cameras, drones can also carry various sensors&mdash;such as those that can detect methane levels due to broken gas pipes that may trigger explosions&mdash;to provide essential data back to rescuers.&nbsp;
Then, there's NASA's <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/jpl/finder-search-and-rescue-technology-helped-save-lives-in-nepal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FINDER</a> (Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response)&mdash;a suitcase-sized tool that can detect heartbeats, even under 30-feet of rubble. FINDER first proved its worth in 2015, when it directed rescuers to four men buried under ten feet of debris and mud in Chautara, Nepal. Since then, the technology has been to other countries.
FINDER works by broadcasting a low-power microwave signal through collapsed buildings, and then evaluating the reflected signals for changes that could be caused by tiny movements from breathing and heartbeats.
<h5>Watch Drone Footage of Damage and Rescue Efforts</h5>
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Drones and NASA Aid Rescue Efforts in Turkey and Syria

6 February 2023
Mirs-X&mdash;a prototype drone developed by professor Ben Chen and his team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong&mdash;can zoom in the air for about six minutes or dive underwater for 40 minutes.
As reported by <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Scientist</a>, the drone is waterproof to depths of up to ten feet. Given its dual role in the sky and under the sea, Mirs-X is a possible future asset for search and rescue operations and insfrastructure inspections.
<h5>Watch!</h5>
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New Drone Can Fly and Dive

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6 February 2023
By Chris &ldquo;<a style="color: #ba372a;" href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheDroneGeek/">The Drone Geek</a>&rdquo; Fravel
<a style="color: #ba372a;" href="https://www.autelrobotics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autel Robotics</a> is a world-leader in consumer, prosumer, and commercial drone technology. Their UAV platforms have been some of the most popular among hobbyist and professional remote pilots alike.
The <a style="color: #ba372a;" href="https://shop.autelrobotics.com/products/drones-evo-nano-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EVO Nano+</a> is no exception. Boasting a variety of features including a 12MP, 1/1.28&rdquo; CMOS sensor, up to 4K at 30fps max video resolution, obstacle avoidance, intelligent flight modes, and more all in a compact package, the EVO Nano+ is one of the most powerful drones on the market for its size.
Let's take a closer look at all of the pros and cons this little powerhouse of a UAV packs and decide whether or not it is the drone for you.
<h5>Build Quality</h5>
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The build quality on the EVO Nano+ is extremely high-quality overall. The plastic used for the body of the drone feels sturdy while allowing the drone itself to maintain a weight light enough to avoid mandatory registration with the FAA if flown recreationally (which requires all drones weighing 250g or more to register no matter their intended use). It&rsquo;s a high-quality and seamlessly portable solution for any weekend warrior or pilot on-the-go.
Where the Nano+ lost points in this category was in the plastic used in the arms. It feels noticeably cheaper than the rest of the drone and gives me concerns about impact resistance and wear and tear over time. To say the arms on this drone feel &ldquo;flimsy&rdquo; would not be unrealistic by any stretch of the imagination.
All that said, I was quite impressed with the build quality on a drone that is meant to be lightweight and compact.&nbsp;
Build Quality Rating: 8 out of 10
<h5>Controller</h5>
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The Autel controller is one of my favorites in the game. I enjoy how ergonomic it feels in my hands and the fact that it is akin to a gaming controller &ndash; with which I have a lot of experience. It&rsquo;s sturdy, well-constructed, and easy to figure out and use for drone pilots at any level of experience and knowledge.
What I am not crazy about is the USB-C port placement for the device interface and the joysticks.
The cable port is very awkward and if you forget to take your cable out before closing the device holder, it can damage the cable if done so with too much force. It also makes it difficult to use any other cable besides the OEM cable.
I dislike the joysticks because it seems like a battle to get them to catch the threading and screw in. While not a huge deal, it can mean the difference between getting a shot and not getting a shot if time is limited between set-up and use.
Again, despite the two downsides for the controller, this thing is pretty great and my favorite standard drone controller on the market today.&nbsp;
Controller Rating: 8 out of 10
<h5>User Interface</h5>
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The Autel Sky app is easy to use and creates a link between your device, the controller, and the drone very quickly. I love how easy it is to access the photo and video album for the Nano+ and the menus for switching between photo, video, and intelligent flight modes are seamless. The ability to switch from Standard to Smooth to Ludicrous flight modes is also very easy to do through the app interface.
I&rsquo;m not a fan of the menus for changing camera settings and parameters. They&rsquo;re somewhat messy and they are sometimes difficult to use and keep set the way you want. Maybe with some practice I&rsquo;d get smoother at adjusting these settings, but for somebody who has limited experience flying an Autel drone, it could be frustrating for the first few flights.
User Interface Rating: 8 out of 10
<h5>Flight Characteristics</h5>
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The flight on the Nano+ is smooth and enjoyable. It&rsquo;s surprisingly powerful for its size and handles adverse wind with relative ease. I did get some fight when wind speeds exceeded 20mph, but overall, I&rsquo;d feel confident flying the Nano in almost any conditions other than rain or extreme winds. The handling is also well-tuned, and I feel as nimble and agile as ever flying the Nano+.
The big concern for the flight characteristics is the Nano+&rsquo;s inability to control a consistent spot in the airspace. While it is able to hold GPS position and flight some pretty strong winds, I will say that it gets blown around a lot in a 5&ndash;10-foot space. This is not ideal when trying to thread it through tight spaces and crowded airspace. It&rsquo;s not a major mark against the Nano, but something to note before buying.
In general, the flight experience I had with the EVO Nano+ was positive and chock-full of fun.&nbsp;
Flight Characteristics Rating: 8 out of 10&nbsp;
<h5>Flight Time</h5>
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Featuring a marketed flight time of 28 minutes, Autel was close to replicating my experience when flying. My average flight time over the 10-15 times I&rsquo;ve had it out is around 24 minutes. Not exactly 28, but certainly in the ballpark, proving that this is a great drone when it comes to its ability to stay in the air for long spans of time.
Conditions will always play a role in a drone&rsquo;s total flight time. The harder a drone must work to maintain position or navigate through airspace at the operator&rsquo;s desired pace, the more power it will use and the less flight time you will get. I do wish that the Nano+ had an option for an upgraded battery that gave it closer to 40-minutes of actual flight time (marketed at 45-minutes maybe?). At this point in the game, Autel has proven they can create a battery with a 40-minute-plus flight time, so this should be used to adapt a Nano battery that delivers at least 35-40 minutes.
While it isn&rsquo;t quite what I was hoping in terms of total time in the air, the approximately 24-minutes of consistent flight time I got out of the Nano+ was more than enough to get the shots I needed and have as much fun as I could.
Flight Time Rating: 8 out of 10&nbsp;
<h5>Camera Performance</h5>
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I am not sure if I was expecting too much, but I was let down by the camera slightly on this review. The image on the camera is true to its word in that it delivers a high-quality 4K image. However, out of the box the images and video are too sharp. There&rsquo;s a ton of sharpness-related noise in the video clips I captured that, to me, are off-putting and the pictures it captures suffer a similar, albeit muted, fate. The other glaring issue with the camera is a slight color-bleed problem. I had a few photos come through that had a magenta or green bleed that happened largely around the outer edges of the images. In one photo I took, the photo was completely balanced and well-colored aside from an obvious pixel issue in one of the windows where, in three different photos, it appeared as a magenta, green, and white splotch respectively.
Where I was pleasantly surprised with this camera was its lowlight performance. At a humble size of just 1/1.28-inches, the sensor would lead you to believe that this drone is not built for great low light performance. However, when the camera settings were balanced just right, I found that the low light shots I got both on the photo and video front were rock solid considering the sensor size. My ideal exposure settings for low light with the Nano were an iso of 1600 and a shutter speed of 1/10. This did lead to some streaking because of the longer exposure influenced by the slower shutter speed, but the lights of the city of Williamsport were phenomenally caught and noise was kept to a minimum. Is it my go-to for low light shooting? No. But does it have the stopping power to make for a solid back-up option? Absolutely.
Yes, I was slightly let down by the camera on the Nano+, but I also admit that my expectations may have been a little higher than they should. For the size of the drone and the sensor, this camera is a solid piece of aerial imaging technology.&nbsp;
Camera Performance Rating: 7 out of 10&nbsp;
<h5>Intangibles</h5>
The Autel EVO Nano+ has some intangible features to it that should be addressed, for better or worse. Starting on a positive note, I really enjoyed the intelligent flight modes, with my favorite of them all being &ldquo;Flick.&rdquo; It also has an impressive panorama shooting mode and solid front-obstacle-avoidance. On top of that the Nano+ premium bundle comes with a nifty carrying case, a 4-port battery charging hub, and an impressively quick set-up and breakdown time.
However, I wasn&rsquo;t thrilled with how difficult the gimbal cover was to take off and put back on and the arm/propeller protection strap gave me anxiety over the possibility of bending the propellers and ruining their integrity.
The one con I want to go into detail about as it relates to intangibles was a glitch I experienced in the return-to-home function on the drone. I was flying over a creek in my area and at one point a metal railroad bridge was between myself and the drone. It should be noted that I had visual line of sight on the drone with the drone at that moment. The railroad bridge caused enough of an interference between the controller and the drone that the signal dropped out altogether. Normally, this would not be an issue as the return-to-home function would send the drone back to the home point. This was not the case and unfortunately I went into a full panic without any indication that the return-to-home was working or where the drone might be other than over the water.
This story ended with a happy ending though, as I ran back and forth between the closest point on shore to the drone&rsquo;s last known location and the original home point, I found that the Nano+ had, indeed, returned-to-home as it was supposed to do. The lapse in responsiveness of this critical feature was disheartening though and caused more of a panic than was necessary.
Intangibles Rating: 7out of 10&nbsp;
<h5>Closing Thoughts</h5>
In closing, I didn&rsquo;t care for the sharpness of this drone&rsquo;s photos and videos right out of the box, but this is easily remedied in either the in-app settings for the camera or in post. Let&rsquo;s also not ignore the color bleed issues I experienced in the magenta and green areas, but this issue could be unique to this drone or a very small batch of drones that might be defective or in need of a firmware update to resolve the issue. Every other &ldquo;negative&rdquo; mark this drone got was admittedly somewhat nit-picky. The reason I was critical with this drone is because it will cater to the beginner and hobbyist sect of drone pilots. That being the case, I believe it is crucial for a drone like this to be as easy as possible to get in the air and produce high-quality footage and photos without a lot of creative thinking or input. To me, it&rsquo;s somewhere between a consumer level drone (for the right reasons) and a prosumer level drone (for the wrong reasons).
All that said, the EVO Nano+ was fun to fly and I had a great time with it out in the field. It&rsquo;s compact and lightweight, which makes it super portable; but it also delivers a stable experience that you&rsquo;d normally only get with heartier drones. Despite my earlier comments, I do think the images and videos that come out of this drone are great and certainly worthy of consideration in both social media projects as well as some commercial applications given the operator is well-versed on how cameras work and putting the camera in a position to do as well as it can. I also loved the intelligent flight modes with &ldquo;Flick&rdquo; continuing to be my favorite of any drone I&rsquo;ve ever flown. It has fast charging times for the batteries and controller, accurate obstacle avoidance sensors, and a nice carrying case to boot.
I&rsquo;d recommend this drone to any of my friends, no matter their skill or experience levels. It&rsquo;s high on my list of &ldquo;favorite drones I&rsquo;ve flown,&rdquo; and Autel&rsquo;s continued innovation comes through on the Nano+. I think if you&rsquo;re a beginner or just a hobbyist looking for a new drone, the Nano+ should be considered. It&rsquo;s easy to use and produces great results. For that and the reasons we talked about earlier in this video, positive and negative alike, the Autel EVO Nano+ comes out of this review with a final score of 7.7-out-of-10.
The Autel EVO Nano+ retails for $679 for the standard package and $719 for the premium bundle. It comes in four different colors including grey, white, red, and the classic Autel orange.
Total Score: 7.7 out of 10&nbsp;
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Gear Check: Autel EVO Nano+ Reviewed!

5 February 2023
<a href="https://www.alphartk.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AlphaRTK</a>&mdash;a four-constellation real-time kinematic (RTK) network service provider&mdash;formally announced today it will provide students and faculty of Rutgers University, West Chester University, and Warren County Community College access to its global navigation satellite system (GNSS) correction network.&nbsp;
Launched in the summer of 2021, as the most affordable RTK subscription network to fully support four-constellation GNSS corrections, AlphaRTK is currently available for use in New Jersey, as well as both the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas.
&ldquo;These educational institutions perform a tremendous amount of geospatial research and instruction,&rdquo; says AlphaRTK founder Chris Kahn.&nbsp; &ldquo;We believe they should be equipped with this powerful resource, as it will enhance their abilities to perform modern geospatial data collection.&rdquo;
A real-time kinematic (RTK) network, like Alpha RTK, is a network of base stations that uses data from navigation satellites (GPS and others) to provide centimeter-accurate horizontal and vertical real-time coordinate data to users in such fields as GIS (geographic information systems), engineering, construction, agriculture, environmental, municipalities and utilities.
&ldquo;Warren specializes in precision agriculture using drones,&rdquo; says Dr. Will Austin, Warren County Community College President. &ldquo;The AlphaRTK network will provide our fleet with centimeter accuracy, further enhancing our analytical capabilities.&rdquo;
Typically, field technicians use wireless data in their phones or tablets to receive the correction data directly into a mapping application, such as <a style="color: #ba372a;" href="https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-field-maps/overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Esri ArcGIS Field Maps</a>. However, AlphaRTK also records raw RINEX data that can be used for post-processing workflows, such as with PPK drones. Additionally, in southern New Jersey where wireless coverage is weak, Alpha RTK has added UHF radio transmitters to broadcast real-time data wirelessly.
&ldquo;The use of the AlphaRTK network with our turf farm research is a game changer,&rdquo; says Dr. James Murphy, a plant biology professor at Rutgers University. &ldquo;We have tens of thousands of individual turf specimens spaced only inches apart on our farms. The location accuracy from the AlphaRTK service enables us to map and analyze growth patterns with unprecedented accuracy.&rdquo;
One key feature of an RTK base-station network is its centimeter-level accuracy. This is achieved using advanced algorithms that continuously compare the reference station's measurements to the satellite signals, and make real-time corrections as needed.&nbsp; The resulting accuracy enables extremely high precision in research projects, such as those conducted by Dr. Murphy and his peers.
&ldquo;I am excited to utilize the AlphaRTK network this spring in my geophysics course,&rdquo; says Dr. Martin Helmke, a West Chester University geology professor.&nbsp; &ldquo;Students will be using RTK technology when they graduate, so it&rsquo;s important to give them exposure to this technology now.&rdquo;&nbsp;
&ldquo;At AlphaRTK, we view supporting the Geospatial Community as a responsibility,&rdquo; says Kahn. &ldquo;Educational institutions are encouraged to contact us about our partner program.&rdquo;
<h5>Watch for Info on the Warren UAS Program</h5>
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AlphaRTK Announces Free Educational RTK Access

5 February 2023
The Droning Company&rsquo;s resident drone expert Chris Fravel interviews Product Marketing Manager Elad Shalev and Customer Success Manager Leo Arnan of <a href="https://www.skywatch.ai/us/main-page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SkyWatch</a>&mdash;an aviation insurance company specializing in drone insurance. SkyWatch creates innovative, easy-to-use tools that empower drone operators to fly safely, manage their flights seamlessly, and make sure they are insured at a reasonable price.
SkyWatch was founded in 2016 by Tomer Kashi, Ori Blumenthal, and Ronny Ahituv.
<h5>Watch the Interview</h5>
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SkyWatch Offers "Smart Insurance for the Sky"

2 February 2023
Drone-industry journalist, pilot, and educator <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/@DylanGorman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dylan Gorman</a> offers his predictions on five drone industries that will grow exponentially.
"With a current market size of about $34 billion globally and expectations to reach over $55 billion by 2026, the drone industry is only going to get bigger," says Gorman. "But with commercial applications being the biggest piece of the pie, what are the industries that are going to grow the fastest over the next few years and which ones should you be paying attention to?"
<h5>Watch: Find Out Where to "Drone for Success"</h5>
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5 Drone Industries That Will Explode in 2023

2 February 2023
<a style="color: #ba372a;" href="http://www.uavnavigation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UAV Navigation-Grupo Oes&iacute;a</a> has developed the <a href="https://www.uavnavigation.com/products/ground-control-station/GHU100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GHU-100</a>&mdash;a new ground-control hub that helps platform manufacturers connect multiple ground devices (PC, datalinks, joysticks, etc.) and form a single network segment. 
The GHU-100 is engineered to tackle the most demanding missions faced by UAVs, from maritime operations to multi-UAV coordination and support for multiple GCS control. It's tailor-made to handle the complex and challenging scenarios the industry demands. The GHU-100, like all UAV Navigation-Grupo Oes&iacute;a products, is built with safety in mind, implementing critical functionalities on a self-developed RTOS to ensure secure missions in all environments.
&nbsp;"The GHU-100 represents the next step in our Ground Control modem's evolution," says Miguel &Aacute;ngel de Frutos, Business Unit Director &amp; CTO at UAV Navigation-Grupo Oes&iacute;a. "As the industry rapidly evolves, our products must too, so they meet the new challenges of the unmanned field,"&nbsp;
<h5>Learn More About GHU-100</h5>
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The GHU-100 has been designed to increase the system&rsquo;s robustness while maintaining a high flexibility thanks to its extensive I/O capabilities that make it easy to integrate into complex and advanced GCS architectures.
The new GHU-100 has been designed by applying the extensive experience acquired from more than 18 years of UAV Navigation-Grupo Oes&iacute;a's experience, developing innovative guidance, navigation and control solutions for UAS. This way, the Spanish Company keeps driving the revolution of intelligent and autonomous systems.
<h5>About UAV Navigation-Grupo Oes&iacute;a</h5>
UAV Navigation is a private company based in Madrid with 100-percent Spanish capital. It has specialised in the design of guidance, navigation and control solutions (GNC)&nbsp;for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) since 2004. The flight control solutions are characterised by their reliability and robustness. They are used on all kinds of platforms and in all weather conditions. These include high-performance tactical unmanned aircraft, VTOL fixed-wing platforms, aerial targets, mini-UAVs, and helicopters.&nbsp;&nbsp;
UAV Navigation is part of the multinational Oesia Group, a Spanish group of companies with more than 45-years experience designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge technology for the security, defence and aerospace sectors. It also has a long history of work in avionics for national-level projects. The Oesia Group is involved in the whole system life cycle (design, development, qualification, and maintenance) of critical and non-critical flight systems for the Eurofighter EF-2000, A-400M, F-18, C-295, P3-B Ori&oacute;n or MH-60R. The Group is now involved in the most challenging UAV projects, such as the FCAS/NGWS, Eurodrone and SIRTAP.
Oesia Group has over 3,500 employees with 15 offices in Spain and America. It is working on projects in 23 different countries with the main purpose of creating a better, more efficient, safer, and sustainable world. UAV Navigation uses a worldwide network of distributors to supply its cutting-edge capabilities around the world.&nbsp;

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía releases GHU-100 Ground Control Hub 

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1 February 2023
Disneyland Paris recently debuted a new Marvel Universe-themed drone show entitled Avengers: Power the Night. The eight-minute production&mdash;which also uses fireworks, projections, and an appropriately heroic soundtrack&mdash;features 500 drones, and its cost is estimated at $13 million.&nbsp;
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Quite an investment&mdash;even for "Disney Magic."
Disneyland Paris partnered with France's <a href="https://www.dronisos.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dronisos</a> company to develop the Avengers show.
"We start with creative brainstorming," Disney designer Ben Spalding told Forbes' Caroline Reid. "Everything starts with an idea and foundational planning&ndash;what do we want to accomplish, how long do we want the performance to be, when will it happen, and how far can we go, creatively speaking."
Like many cinematic ventures, the drone-show designers used storyboards to set the action. Then, animation software produces a 3D rendering that can be viewed&mdash;virtually&mdash;and eventually translated into flight paths for the drones to follow.
<h5>Watch Marvel Heroes Come to Life Using Drones</h5>
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The drones used for the Avengers show are based on the Parrot BeBop 2 quadcopter, but enhanced with special hardware and software. For example, the drones are stripped of unnecessary weight (so they can stay aloft longer), and the cameras common to consumer drones are replaced with the multi-coloured LEDs needed to render the images.&nbsp;
It's interesting to note that the drone show evolved from Disneyland Paris looking to think outside the box for its 30th anniversary last year. Due to the proximity of five villages and 30,000 residents, the massive fireworks shows&mdash;and the resulting noise and ash they generate&mdash;that are usually launched at Disneyland Anaheim and Disney World in Florida were deemed inappropriate and unviable. Initially, projections were used to enhance the limited pyrotechnics at the Paris theme park, and drones were also in the mix.&nbsp;
Eventually, things got crazier. Avengers: Power the Light, for example, deploys 500 drones to produce the detailed images desired by the production designers.
But the increased drone presence "comes at quite a cost," admits Spalding.
On its website, Dronisos broke down the cost of a single show featuring 500 drones at $136,000. The company says its cost structure includes 3D simulations, choreography, rehearsals, and up to 15 minutes of flight time. The show took three months to produce, and even though it is computer controlled, human pilots&mdash;and their fees&mdash;are still required to check the system, ensure a clear flight area, and give the final go-ahead if everything seems safe to launch. Dronisos uses four pilots to monitor the Disneyland Paris show.
Avengers: Power the Light is scheduled to run 95 days, which is how the $13 million investment in the production was calculated.
But while $13 million may appear to be a stratospheric cost, the figure is reportedly less than one percent of the 2021 expenses incurred by Disneyland Paris' operating entity, Euro Disney Associ&eacute;s.
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Disneyland Paris Invests $13 million in Marvel Drone Show

1 February 2023
<a href="https://www.regulus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Regulus Cyber</a>&mdash;a leading expert in software-based GPS/GNSS security&mdash;is launching the first fully-operational, small-form-factor counter-UAS system using unique GNSS manipulation technology to defeat all UAS threats, including swarms, multi-direction attacks, dark drones, manually-piloted drones and 4G/5G drones.
In a timely development given the use of drones to attack tanks in the current conflict, this groundbreaking Ring system uses proprietary, combat-proven GNSS manipulation to take control of the drone and deflect, hold or crash it, or force it to land. Whilst jamming requires several RF channels to be jammed to be successful, and can therefore inadvertently affect various other systems in the surrounding area, the GPS-disruption approach can be used to target and neutralize a single threat, or unlimited threats simultaneously, using very low-power transmission on a single channel, assuring low collateral damage only on the GNSS channel.
The detection capabilities of the field-proven Ring R1 add-on include a detection range of up to 1.5km and fast scanning of the RF spectrum, with minimum dead spots, for coverage that is more scalable and effective than other solutions. It has a minimal false-alarm rate and provides accurate classification of threat types &ndash; for example DJI or Parrot &ndash; with threat alerts based on profile matches. The Ring R1 is suitable for operation in multi-threat environments, and non-line of sight, bad weather and low visibility conditions.
Already deployed by a leading army across various locations and platforms, the affordable, compact, lightweight and man-portable system is easy to operate and can be deployed and ready in less than ten minutes. "Red Button&rdquo; effectiveness enables the operator to quickly react to any threat in the area using a simple mechanical switch interface, reducing the cognitive load and maintaining focus on the main mission and immediate threats. The high-precision, low-power system has a range of up to 5km in its basic configuration.
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Fully compliant with any privacy regulations, such as GDPR, Ring transmits but does not receive or record any target data. The system works out of the box, with no protocol reverse engineering and no whitelisting required. It is capable of manual or automatic operation, C2 based or mechanical, 24/7, and is effective either stand-alone or integrated with any detection system or C2 interface via a simple API. It can be used whilst stationary or on the move, on any relevant platform or location, and creates minimal RF footprint and low collateral damage.
&ldquo;Drones today are inexpensive, highly available, practical and lethal,&rdquo; says Yonatan Zur, CEO &amp; Co-Founder of Regulus Cyber. &ldquo;Drone attacks are difficult to detect or react to. There is a real and pressing need for forces to neutralize drones simply and effectively; we need only look at the current conflict in the Ukraine to see how they are being used to attack tanks and forces deployed in the field. Regulus has developed a unique technology which, for the first time, can intercept most unmanned aerial systems, replacing jamming and cyber-hacking, which are complex to operate and might affect other systems and communications being used by the force. Successfully tested against over 30 different platforms&mdash;including multi rotor and fixed wing, and naval and land-based threats&mdash;Ring has already been selected by defense, police, and HLS forces around the world, and has been battle proven with excellent performance in real-world conflicts, stopping real-world threats.&rdquo;
<h5>Watch Ring System in Action</h5>
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<h5>About Regulus Cyber</h5>
Regulus Cyber is a leading expert in software-based GPS/GNSS security with two product lines: Pyramid GNSS, which protects against GNSS spoofing &amp; jamming attacks; and Ring C-UAS, which provides groundbreaking C-UAS capabilities. Both technologies are commercial and deployed worldwide. Regulus Cyber is based in Israel.

Regulus Cyber Launches Ring

31 January 2023
As much as it pains a San Francisco 49ers fan to write this, the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC Championship game and are advancing to the Super Bowl.
And, of course, drones were a part of the celebration. Don't rub it in...
<h5>Watch the Eagles Drone Show</h5>
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