A video that’s going viral on YouTube shows what the poster purports to be a surveillance drone flying over Elgin. In the 41-second video, published May 13, you see the low-flying “drone” emerge from the cloudy sky as it makes its way across a soccer match in progress at the Elgin Sports Complex. Perhaps it’s the wind, but it...
By Dave Jordan, News Reporter & By DeAnn Smith, Digital Content Manager HERINGTON, KS (KCTV) - A Kansas town has landed in the middle of controversy over unmanned drones due to privacy concerns. Herington, population 2,500, was looking for an...
BY ANGELICA MARIN Treading through marshes at dawn, Massimiliano Lega, an environmental engineer, is careful not to disturb the ground. As he walks, fumes escape from cracks in the earth. There’s a choking stench of gas, bleach and burnt tires....
Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, Hamdy Weheba said that Egypt has started the second phase to produce 12 Egyptian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) “ASN-209″ in cooperation with...
In a statement issued on May 18, the president and chief executive officer of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Michael Toscano responded to recent comments by...
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the UAV flight training and simulation market will reach a value of $451.9m in 2012, as increasing demands for UAVs around the world drives the...
This single incident might well put the integration of civil UAS into American airspace back by several years. Paul Marks, senior technology correspondent In a statement supplied to New Scientist, Schiebel...
U.S. Air Force Captain Keric D. Clanahan has written a paper on the legal and policy controversies surrounding the Air Force’s use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), more commonly...
Flight Global is reporting that the unidentified rotary UAS operating from the back of a Chinese frigate was indeed as many commenter’s here suggested a Schiebel Camcopter. The other platform...
By Judge Andrew P. Napolitano Earlier this week, the federal government announced that the Air Force might be dispatching drones to a backyard near you. The stated purpose of these...
ESTEIO Engenharia e Aerolevantamentos S.A. and Instituto Tecnológico SIMEPAR signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement that visualizes the joint action of these companies in the market of mapping and monitoring...
Pictures released earlier this week by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) showing mysterious unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) hovering above and parked on the rear landing deck of a...
By Sergio Prostak Sci Aerospace engineering experts Drs Omid Gohardani and Amir S. Gohardani have proposed a novel aerospace propulsion concept for future greener transportation. Their study, published in the journal Aircraft...
By James K. Sanborn NORFOLK, Va. — The Marine Corps is taking steps to procure its first “kamikaze” drone in an effort to provide small units the ability to quickly...
LAWRENCE, Kansas (May 16, 2012) – Pulse Aerospace, a Lawrence KS based unmanned helicopter developer, is pleased to see the weight cap on law enforcement use unmanned systems increased....
Sky-Futures have launched a new website this week showcasing their services as a UAS service provider to the commercial sector. The team offer a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) certified...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, along with SELEX Galileo (a Finmeccanica company) and...
DENVER – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mystery in the sky. A mysterious object flying over Denver nearly caused a mid-air collision Monday evening, 9Wants to Know...
BY NOLAN PETERSON Medill Reports The FAA said it has met a key congressional requirement to streamline the integration of unmanned drone aircraft, known as UAVs, into U.S. airspace by 2015...
Saab has conducted flight tests of a heavy fuel powered version of its Skeldar vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Sweden and Germany. Mikael Franzen, director...
In this installment, we will discuss the role sUAS plays in assisting the Sea Shepherd in their ongoing endeavor to help safeguard the inhabitants of our delicate ocean ecosystems....
In recent months, Pax River personnel may have noticed a new, uniquely shaped tailless aircraft on the runway, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D). “This summer will...
By Dennis Romero LA Weekly So cops can now fly unmanned aircraft known as drones, which could be used to peek into your backyard and maybe even into your window at night. So...
Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen visited the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) earlier today, where he observed a Fleet Exercise at the South China Sea. During the...
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff STARKVILLE — With two Columbus companies heavily involved in what Dr. Jon Waldrop calls an industry in its infancy, Columbus is establishing a reputation in the...
Ilya Kramnik The Voice of Russia Unmanned aircraft have become an integral part of modern armies. Almost every day we receive information about drone attacks. Not only Al-Qaeda gunmen, but...
Draganfly Innovations Inc. has released the Draganflyer X4-P, the newest model in their series of well-engineered, miniature flying VTOL UAV’s. Designed for safe and stable commercial/industrial aerial videography and photography,...
