by Gabino Martinez Serrano The world population is growing at a rapid pace. Today we are almost seven billion people and it is estimated that the figure will exceed 10 billion in 15 years. The world’s need for food will double, but the world’s arable land remains the same. Experts say that to increase performance, it is important to...
France-based Survey Copter, a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. (EADS), specializes in the design, production and integration of complete remote systems for surveillance photography and video service applications for UAVs and other airborne craft, as well as for sea and overland vehicles. Having previously outsourced its prototyping requirements, Survey Copter turned to Stratasys for...
By Rodolfo Quevenco, IAEA Division of Public Information It’s a sight you don’t often see at the headquarters of the IAEA in Vienna. With a whirr of its 6 rotors and a puff of dust, a remote-controlled vehicle takes off and hovers above the heads of Agency officials and staff, and then flies along a pre-determined path. The cylindrical,...
Parrot is supporting the RAF Rally Championship for 2013 with a Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Quadcopter. As serving members of the Royal Air Force the team know a thing or two about aviation, aircraft and drones and they think the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Quadcopter is a magnificent flying machine and perfect for capturing the unique action from the RAF Rally...
Agence France Press is reporting that Germany has cancelled a planned ‘Euro Hawk’ UAV programme because it believes European authorities will not certify them to fly in civilian airspace. More from AFP: Germany had “no hope” of seeing the unmanned aircraft, part of a programme that would have cost more than one billion euros ($1.3 billion), approved for use,...
By Gili Cohen Israel is the world’s largest exporter of unmanned aircraft, in terms of the number of systems sold, a study has found. Over the last eight years Israel has exported $4.6 billion worth of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a study by the business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. UAVs, or drones, constitute nearly 10 percent of Israel’s...
The team at Sky-Futures are always exploring the edge of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and where it can be used to enhance offshore inspection techniques. Working with forward thinking, innovative parters such as E.ON Energy – the third largest offshore windplayer in the world – Sky-Futures have been delivering cutting edge detailed inspections at the E.ON Energy Rodsand...
The T-C350 system by A-NSE : a permanent aerial surveillance for wide areas (borders, infrastructures, urban areas, FOB etc…) A-NSE has successfully completed the T-C350 airborne surveillance system program. Thus, A-NSE is the European leader in the aerostat surveillance industry. The T-C350 is an aerial surveillance platform loaded on an aerostat. It can lift a 200 kg payload. Its...
Sky-Futures have made a move to new offices close to Heathrow. They have taken over the first floor of The Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes. It is a huge complex that was once the home to EMI records. They even have an indoor flight test area for their rotary UA . For clients wanting to visit They are right by the...
The Skeldar V-200 vertical-lift unmanned aerial system by Saab of Sweden has verified key capabilities in flight testing in Sweden and the United States. The testing to demonstrate both land-based and sea-based operations, were conducted in night and day circumstances and showed system capabilities, including convoy shadowing, performance of its EO/IR sensors, as well as precision landing. Long-range missions...
