by Jane Flasch Amazon wants to use drones to deliver packages. A Rochester-based media company says unmanned aircraft will make it possible to record images in remote locations you can’t reach any other way, “You can go from two feet…
BY CASEY GROVE Coming soon to a sky near you: unmanned airplanes and helicopters being tested in Alaska for commercial and industrial purposes. Whether drones are to be used for delivering cargo to the Bush or scouting sea ice off…
By Mike Francis Unmanned aerial vehicles, from high-altitude balloons to hand-launched aircraft, apparently will ply the skies above Warm Springs, Tillamook and Pendleton followingthe Federal Aviation Administration’s approval Monday of a regional application that includes at least three test ranges in Oregon.…
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Pulse Aerospace, Inc., the Kansas based unmanned helicopter manufacturer and supplier of unmanned helicopter automatic flight control systems, announces today the release of the weControl wePilot3000 redundant, and full authority, digital flight control system for its North American customers. The…
Growers and Crop Consultants make decisions in the field using real-time information. The AutoCopter™ G15 Ag Solution now provides the ability to collect multi-spectral data using our patent-pending software and create Variable-rate Prescriptions within minutes from landing in the field.…
The FAA has laid out its opposition to Trappys position in a very matter of fact manner. I have pulled the section most argued in online forums in the Trappy case. The right of the FAA to care about flights…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas— Texas has been named a test site for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), based on a statewide proposal led by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. “We are proud to be a part of…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving steadily ahead to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the largest, most complex air traffic systems in the world. The agency’s activities must address the needs of a diverse aviation community while…
New Delhi: Boosting surveillance capabilities of the army along the borders with China and Pakistan, the government has cleared the procurement of around 15 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel at a cost of around Rs 1,200 crore. A proposal…
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) vendors and end-users in the United States wait rather impatiently as the Federal Aviation Administration works on regulations that will allow the use of drones or unmanned aerial systems for commercial applications. In California a number…
Cameron Atfield As a swathe of the northern Brisbane suburb of Banyo was in lock-down during Boxing Day’s dramatic siege, more than a few eyes were cast skywards. In an Australian first, Queensland police deployed a Remote Piloted Aircraft –…
By Jeff Arnold Times Record The 188th Fighter Wing is moving full steam ahead with a hiring plan as it changes to a new mission after learning earlier this year it was converting from an A-10 unit to a remotely piloted…
It was all excitement as president Goodluck Jonathan unveiled the first indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, named GULMA, built by the Nigerian Air Force in Kaduna. According to the president, the giant technological breakthrough of various sectors, particularly the Armed…
BY BRIAN FUNG 2013 was a big year for unmanned vehicles. The word “drone” became so common that manufacturers, unhappy with the term’s close linkage to targeted strikes in faraway regions, began waging a quiet campaign of their own to stop people from…
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Aerial views of the city are always stunning, but what can be done with a small drone helicopter and a GoPro or similar camera is breathtaking, just ask Beto Lopez. He shot and edited this video…
Ed Pilkington in Stillwater, Oklahoma The Federal Aviation Authority will soon announce the six states that it has chosen as the hosts of the official drone test sites that within a couple of years will provide a “road map” to drone…
When the FAA announces its designation of six federal unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites, the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi UAS Command and Control Center will be ready to track and control the aircraft from anywhere in the state. Phase…
