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Drone technology on display at airshow

(13 Feb 2020) LEAD IN: Drone technology is on show at this year's Singapore Air Show. Local tech firms are displaying their latest drones and the systems that can combat against an attack from one of the aerial vehicles. STORY-LINE: The Singapore Air Force entertains crowds at the Singapore Airshow. Jets and helicopters whizz through the sky, twisting and turning. But some pilots don't even have to leave the ground anymore. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have become a regular part of modern warfare, surveillance and even delivery systems. And this air show is the perfect opportunity for tech firms to show off their latest developments, including the commercial applications the drones can have. Singapore-based firm ST Engineering has brought several of its innovations. Its system DroNet allows users to coordinate multiple drones at once and uses analytics to assess the data the UAVs send back, rather than having a human interpret the information. Teong Soo Soon, Vice President UAV Business, Engineering & Development Centre, ST Engineering, says it can be used in "aerial surveillance, public safety, inspection". The LTL - Less Than Lethal - UAV is all about crowd control. It can dispense cannisters that emit smoke screens, tear gas, or other non-deadly ways of fighting rioters. And, of course, as drones become more commonplace, there are more ways to combat a drone attack. ST Engineering has a system that not only takes the vehicle down, it does as little damage as possible, so users can extract information from the captured object. "With non-lethal rounds, basically we are able to capture drones that fall on the ground, and these drones actually we will use to investigate, to see where the drone is coming from," explains Tay Han Khoon, Senior Principal Engineer, ST Engineering. "Number two is find out what's the contents of the drone. This is the great difference between a lethal take down and non-lethal take down." Singaporean firm TRD is also in the anti-drone business. It producers tech including cameras, radars and even hand-held guns to detect and disable drones. Managing director Sam Ong says they can be used to "protect buildings, airports and individuals against UAVs". The Singapore Airshow is smaller this year due to the global viral outbreak of COVID-19. Some exhibitors cancelled their plans to attend, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Co., Bombardier, De Haviland, Gulfstream and Honeywell Aerospace. But more than 930 companies have opted to take part and around 40,000 business visitors are expected to attend. The event runs until 16 February. Find out more about AP Archive: https://ift.tt/1CUvJt1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://ift.tt/2mlr9BZ Google+: https://plus.google.com/b/102011028589719587178/+APArchive​ Tumblr: https://aparchives.tumblr.com/​​ Instagram: https://ift.tt/2G5Qog8 You can license this story through AP Archive: https://ift.tt/3bSd2JW
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