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UAV Makers Hone Focus on Small Technology for Civilian Usage

UAV Makers Hone Focus on Small Technology for Civilian Usage - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Northrop landingUnmanned aerial system builders have been developing smaller drones for non-military fields such as emergency response, agriculture and energy sector inspection, Military Aerospace & Electronics reported Monday.

John Keller reports in a video blog from an Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International event last week that there is a growing trend toward smaller UAV technology for civil applications.

The trade show featured an iRobot-built throwable and miniature vehicle that contains a speaker and camera to help warfighters identify threats on the battlefield, according to Keller.

Keller says a larger iRobot rugged vehicle is used for field inspections and ordnance disposal operations.

He also interviewed David Kelly, president and CEO at Bluefin Robotics, at the AUVSI event regarding the company’s underwater drone that has been deployed in the Indian Ocean to help search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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