Its show time in Farnborough this week, and what a show it is – The centre piece for all things unmanned is the unmanned systems showcase. Located in hall 3, it features an enclosed demo area for demonstration of flying and ground systems and an advice clinic providing information for exhibitors and visitors on accreditation, insurance and regulatory compliance....
CANBERRA, Australia, March 29 Australia’s Defense Ministry is speeding up delivery of a U.S.-made unmanned aerial vehicle system for use by troops in Afghanistan. Australian Minister for Defense Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Jason Clare, in an announcement Thursday, said AAI Corp.’s Shadow 200 will be in the hands of Australian troops nearly one year earlier than...
There will be a queue forming for this posting in the American RPA world. From the Age Craig Whitlock, Washington A CONTROVERSIAL proposal for a joint Australian-US military air base in the Indian Ocean could lead to the launch of drone spy flights across the region, according to officials quoted in Washington. The proposed base on the Australian-controlled Cocos...
Kate Kyriacou From:The Courier-Mail QUEENSLAND police officers are testing a hi-tech surveillance drone that can be used to chase criminals, detect drug crops and find missing people all at a fraction of the cost of a helicopter. As both Anna Bligh and Campbell Newman make competing election promises for a permanent police helicopter, The Courier-Mail can reveal testing is under way...
BY MILES KEMP News.com.au AUSTRALIA’S beaches are being filmed like never before and the pictures do not make pretty viewing. Armed with a remote-controlled helicopter nicknamed the “scientific predator”, CSIRO scientists are circumnavigating Australia, documenting the tonnes of litter left or washed up on the nation’s beaches and calculating the impact on marine life. The team made it to...
From the Sea Shepherd blog Australia Approves the Use of Drones by Sea Shepherd Antarctica is No Longer a Drone-free Zone From: Policy Coordination Branch. Australian Antarctic Division. Territories, Environment and Treaties Section Australian Antarctic Division. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 (“the Act”) Notice of Variation to determination under paragraph 12N(2)...
Andrew Darby, Hobart SEA Shepherd activists have received what they say is a reprimand from the Australian government over their use of aerial drones to track the Japanese whaling fleet. The Australian Antarctic Division has told the group the drones must have an urgent environmental impact assessment if they are to be used in Antarctic Treaty waters. The drones,...
Speaking in this months regulators newsletter John Mc Cormick, CASA head says, “At present each application for an unmanned aircraft systems operations is a standalone exercise and requires significant education of applicants,” “With a rapid increase in activity in this sector there is a risk that unsafe decisions could be made without comprehensive guidance material being available.” CASA will...
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced today that it has concluded the second phase of a landmark trial conducted in partnership with Murdoch University that aims to determine if unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are a cost-effective, capable alternative to manned assets for surveying marine mammals. During the two-week operation, Insitu Pacific’s ScanEagle UAS captured up to 3,000 images...
Register for AUVS-Australia’s Unmanned Systems Conference and also receive admission to CASA’s Regulator Conference on UAS Developments in Civil Airspace and the Way Ahead and Avalon 2011, the Australian International Airshow and Defence Exposition. AUVS-Australia is hosting its first international conference, AUVS-Australia’s Unmanned Systems Conference, attracting delegates from around the world. The focus of the event is developing awareness...
