Iranˈs latest indigenized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed as Hemase (Epic) was unveiled at the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi on Thursday night, IRNA reported. The unveiling ceremony was held concurrent with the closing ceremony of the congress titled ˈthree martyred ministers, war engineering commander and 1,000 martyrs of Iranˈs defense ministry. The Iranian UAV has been made...
by Trelle Burdeniuk A Saskatchewan man, lost and alone, was found by an RCMP remote controlled helicopter that spotted him from the sky. The 25-year-old had wandered away from where his car rolled on Highway 5 near St. Denis, about 40 kilometres east of Saskatoon, early Thursday morning. RCMP arrived at the accident scene after midnight, but couldn’t find the...
Yamaha seem to be going all out punting sales of the RMAX worldwide. Its the only crop spraying UA out there at the minute how long before the me too versions start popping up. (ed) By Amy Phillips Company officials from Yamaha are visiting western Queensland this week to check out their unmanned aircraft being used to spray weeds. The...
Mary Shinn/Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON — After the high-profile shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010, Scott Rollefstad felt he had to do something to help keep other agents safe. So the Tucson resident headed to his garage and, after several months of tinkering, emerged with a backpack-sized surveillance drone. While Border Patrol already has military-scale drones...
Michael Cooney NASA today said it was moving ahead with its plan to hold a Centennial Challenge completion next year that will ultimately result in future unmanned aircraft technology. NASA said it picked Development Projects of Dayton, Ohio, to manage the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Operations Challenge competition that will focus on a variety emerging drone technologies but particularly the aircraft’s...
The University of Alabama in Huntsville today unveiled new drone-like technology designed to enhance campus safety that someday may be available to help protect K-12 school systems. At a news conference today, the school showed off a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will provide an “eye in the sky” for campus police, according to Gary Maddux, who...
Simlat Ltd was selected to provide UAS Training & Simulation systems to Summit Systems, provider of customized & innovative solutions in the HLS & Unmanned fields from the Czech Republic, including the ASTRUM Aerostat and additional ISR Operations solutions. Simlat’s Training systems will provide a high fidelity training solution for Aerostat pilots and payload operators, including simulation of platform,...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has won a $110,261,703 contractmodification to continue helping the U.S. Army sustain its fleet of Gray Eagleunmanned aircraft systems. This modification increases the total value of the previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to $354,683,431, the Defense Department said Tuesday. GA-ASI will perform work in Afghanistan and the Army is allocating fiscal year 2013 operations and maintenance funds for the award, along with other procurement funds....
Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies upgraded its Orbit Strabo photogrammetric unmanned aerial survey (UAS) mapping application, which is now 90 percent faster than the previous version producing orthorectified images from digital elevation models (DEM) created by captured data. Based in Lokeren, Belgium, Orbit GT is a software maker for exploiting mobile, UAS and aerial mapping data in managing, viewing, extraction, publishing and embedding in...
By MARY SHINN Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Stephen Rayleigh and Matt Lyon thought they were done with careers in drones after they left the Army in 2010 and enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott. Until they met Professor Ray Bedard. Rayleigh wanted to start a club that would build and fly drones; Bedard had wanted for years to launch...
By Jack Barnwell After a three months of long nights and sorting through copious amounts of data, the Cal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Portal filed its final volume Monday for its bid to be considered one of six Federal Aviation Administration’s test sites for unmanned systems. Eileen Shibley, director of China Lake Alliance and the proposal team’s leader, said Monday...
Zehra Aydoğan Turkey’s Zorlu Group is exposing its first tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), “Karayel” and “Bora,” which were manufactured for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) being held from May 7 to 10 in Istanbul. The TSK ordered the Karayel for observation purposes, rather than for ammunition, said Zorlu CEO Ömer Yüngül...
By Glenn Derene The YouTube video “Golden Gate Bridge,” posted by nastycop420, begins with footage of the bridge at sundown. As an ethereal techno tune plays in the background, the camera sweeps in across the water of San Francisco Bay toward the iconic orange suspension bridge lit by the setting sun. It has that familiar feel of a helicopter...
Australian start up Stoprotor have an interesting concept that has moved from X Plane simulation to real world testing. Good for them! The Hybrid RotorWing is the first VTOL aircraft to employ the use of high alpha flight controls to achieve a profile that is suitable for stopping and starting the rotor system in flight. Aircraft designed for high...
The EU continues to look forward and rapidly advance UA civilian integration, are you watching FAA?? A completely different narrative to what is currently happening in the New World (well the bit between Canada and Mexico) View the ebook here http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/flipbook/rpas/?goback=%2Egde_941207_member_238344699#/1/ The development of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) has opened a promising new chapter in the history of aerospace. Military exploitation of UAS...
Well done to Jordi and Chris this is certainly a level of official recognition! Quite amazing what a collaboration with a sprinkling of vision mixed in can lead to. With a loud whir and a rush of air, a small six-rotored flying drone takes off and is carefully navigated around the small, high-tech production line. The company is called...
By Grace Hood The U.S. Geological Survey is turning the unblinking eye in the sky of drones to a more benign purpose. Instead of watching the battlefield, they’re bird watching. Seriously. In April, scientists spent three days flying a small four-pound Raven A drone above several greater sage grouse breeding grounds north of Kremmling, Colo. Scientists think that they could make population...
ING Robotic Aviation would like to congratulate the outstanding performance of team VAMUdeS at this year’s Unmanned Systems Canada student Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) competition. They placed first operationally, and third for design, in a tough field of competitors, including 10 teams from top universities all across the country. “We proud to be associated with the Université of Sherbrooke. We have been...
Conducted May 4, 2013 at the Navy’s shore-based catapult and arresting gear complex here, the test represents the first arrested landing by an unmanned aircraft. It marks the beginning of the final phase of testing prior to carrier-based trials planned for later this month. Bookmark It Hide Sites
OppiKoppi beer drone technology v1.1: This is the sort of ordnance drones should really deliver all over the world. More updates to follow, but you will be able to order beers from your phone to the District 9 campsite in 2013. At the moment it is hand guided, but it will eventually fly on a gps grid. We will...
‘Let’s put this in perspective,’ Bailey said. ‘He ran a helicopter into county property. It’s no different than if someone hit the courthouse with their car. We took a report. We’re done.’ After a week of back-and-forth, the dust-up ended unceremoniously. The helicopter was finally saved Saturday morning from the arms of Lady Justice by volunteer brothers Bart and...
By Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | Marine Corps Forces Africa AGADIR, Morocco – U.S. Marines, along with German and Moroccan counterparts, conducted a small unmanned-flying vehicle familiarization course for Exercise African Lion 13, in Agadir, Morocco, that shared the capabilities of the RQ-11B Raven as part of the Intelligence Capacity Building Workshop, April 13. The RQ-11B Raven, or “Raven-B,” is the...
Lake Region State College in Devils Lake is getting into the unmanned aircraft systems industry. The college plans to offer training for law enforcement officials and farmers in the use of UAS, and it’s partnering with UND, home to the Center for UAS Research, Education and Training. UND President Robert Kelley and Lake Region President Doug Darling will sign...
BY SIMON KENT ,TORONTO SUN Scientists the world over are looking to combine flying wing technology with pilotless aircraft in commercial as well as military capacities. NASA’s remotely piloted X-48C hybrid-wing-body subscale aircraft, which tests concepts for cleaner and quieter commercial air travel, completed an eight-month flight research campaign early April. The C model of the X-48 aircraft initially flew...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The use of drones in overseas conflicts has been the source of growing controversy over the years, and now, police are using them to hunt down criminals. In the world of warfare, the drones are guided on combat missions remotely by pilots and computers thousands of miles away. But now, anyone can buy a drone —...
A US military contractor was allegedly hacked by those associated with the Chinese military. The company reportedly ignored signs of security breaches, allowing hackers to access military technology and classified documents for three years. QinetiQ North America was attacked by a Shanghai-based hacker group from 2007 to 2010, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The hacking collective has been coined the...
By MBONGISENI NDZIMANDZE MBABANE – Private Investigator Hunter Shongwe has been arrested for using a spy aircraft without a valid licence or permit. The gadget operates as a ‘floating’ camera and takes pictures of people and places without raising suspicion. The owner of such an aircraft operates it using a hand held remote control. Shongwe was arrested by police...
