He said the state will provide $ 30 million for the headquarters, which he said would be involved in the region's emerging unmanned
aerial vehicle research and development sector.
Not exact matches
The companies are pushing lawmakers to allow for experimental testing of drone delivery in sparsely populated areas and more
research and development of delivery plans, according to Michael E. Drobac, a leader of Akin Gump's unmanned
aerial vehicle lobbying practice, which represents Amazon.
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Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned
aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its
research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;
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research and development center for unmanned
aerial and ground systems, with special emphasis on the development of systems that will allow unmanned
aerial vehicles to safely fly in the nation's commercial airspace.
With several groups showing interest in the technology — including NASA, the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency and companies that produce unmanned
aerial vehicles — Cadogan might be aiming too low when he says the sky is the limit for these wings.
The team, at NASA's Langley
Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is looking at the idea initially as a potential unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV).
The Rapid Eye program will
research and develop technologies and systems that would let the military deliver a 500 - pound, high - altitude unmanned
aerial vehicle via a ballistic missile to an approximate location, decelerate the missile so that its payload can be deployed, then launch the spy plane and start its propulsion system.
Unmanned
aerial vehicles, or drones, can collect detailed information in real time at relatively low cost for ecological
research.
Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan, AgriLife
Research weed scientist in College Station, is using unmanned
aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to «read the weeds.»
His career work has focused on engineering
research related to ginning and production of cotton, most recently measuring cotton fiber quality and contamination, and applying unmanned
aerial vehicles as remote - sensing platforms for the production of cotton and other crops.
It is over the recent years that larger firms like Uber have stepped in with own programmes dedicated to
research on vertical take - off and landing of
aerial vehicles.