UK resumes air defence infrastructure upgrade after COVID-related hiatus
The RAF plans by the end of the year to complete upgrade work to the physical infrastructure supporting a ground-based air surveillance radar in northeast England. …
FlyEye may join battle against COVID-19
Polish company WB Group is offering its FlyEye 3.0 miniature UAS to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The offer was made last week during an emergency meeting of representatives of Polish security services, state institutions and UAV manufacturers.
Hosted by Malgorzata Darowska, the plenipotentiary of the Minister of Infrastructure for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the meeting saw a number of ideas presented for using UAVs to assist health and security agencies.
According to WB Group, the newest-generation FlyEye is suited to performing a wide range of airborne surveillance and observation operations such as quarantine enforcement or delivery of
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