The UAV Challenge Outback Rescue Technical Committee are pleased to announce the publication ofv1.0 of the Search and Rescue 2014 rules. There are numerous changes in the rules from 2012 and all teams are advised to read the rules document very carefully. Major changes include, the removal of the requirement for the emergency bottle not to hit Outback Joe...
Jennifer Curington Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Thursday regulations on the use of drones by law enforcement, making Florida among the first states to regulate the unmanned aircraft. “I believe the real need for this is we want our own privacy, we believe in the fourth amendment,” Scott said. The measure allows law-enforcement to launch...
R³ Engineering LLC (R³E) announces successful demonstration of autonomous collision avoidance during flight tests that took place the week of April 15th-19th at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in Arizona. Two Tiger Shark UAVs, equipped with Cloud Cap Technology Piccolo autopilots and AWSAS (R³E’s All Weather Sense and Avoid System), successfully conducted autonomous collision avoidance maneuvers over the 5 day...
The Israel Air Force (IAF) has shot down a Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Haifa. The UAV crashed into the Mediterranean. The incident took place just before 2 pm. IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai said, “The aircraft was flying from north to south from the Lebanese coast. The IAF identified it while it was still in Lebanon...
When people think of unmanned aerial vehicles (more commonly known as drones) and the New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, there is little in common between the two, other than the curiosity of the unknown. Today, drones are something to be feared after news channels reported one coming very close to an airliner near New York. As for the Pine Barrens,...
Ran Dagoni, Washington “Defense News” reports that India has rejected an Israeli proposal to jointly develop a new version of the Heron unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), made by Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1). The rejection is an unusual event in Indian-Israeli defense relations. Israeli sources estimate the potential value of the project at several hundred million dollars. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000838630&fid=1725 Bookmark...
By Sam Robinson Indiana is among several states competing for a license to test unmanned aerial vehicles. While proponents say the idea could bring jobs and money to the state, those against it worry about the safety risks. The Federal Aviation Administration plans to choose six teams from across the country to test and develop unmanned aerial systems, commonly...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, today announced that it has successfully demonstrated its Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station’s (GCS’) capability to fly Predator C Avenger®. The flight occurred November 15, 2012 at the company’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif. “This...
As fellow believers in the transformational power of technology, we at the DC Area Drone User Group were surprised and saddened to read of your recent comments in multiple fora urging increased restriction on the use of small drones. These positions are particularly surprising coming from the Chairman of Google in light of your organization’s admirable support of the World Wildlife Fund’s efforts...
Joe Cogliano Senior Reporter- Dayton Business Journal Budgetary uncertainty is the top risk to the military’s unmanned aircraft portfolio. That was the message from high-ranking officials Tuesday at a field hearing of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee. U.S. Rep Mike Turner, R-Dayton, brought the hearing to Sinclair Community College in Dayton to coincide with the Ohio UAS Conference. Click here...
By MARTHA RADDATZ At a remote-controlled model airplane field in Sarasota, Fla., Justin Woody was struggling to operate a mini-copter. It was not a toy but an unmanned air vehicle, a drone, and Woody was getting hands-on training on how to fly a variety of them at a three-day session offered by the new Unmanned Vehicles University. Woody is one...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, and OMX today announced that the companies have signed a two-year agreement to support GA-ASI’s Industrial Regional Benefit (IRB) efforts to identify and work with Canadian suppliers. The partnership will strengthen GA-ASI’s and its teammate CAE’s commitment to...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Unmanned Aerial Systems, or drones, will be the topic of discussion Tuesday in Dayton during a special field hearing of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee. Chaired by local congressman Mike Turner, the subcommittee will tackle the topic of the current and future roles of UAS as well as UAS budget...
Mathew J. Schwartz A notorious cyber-espionage gang is being blamed for a set of recently discovered spear-phishing attacks that aim to steal information relating to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones. “The set of targets cover all aspects of unmanned vehicles, land, air, and sea, from research to design to manufacturing of the vehicles and their various...
Fresno Wedding Photographer http://www.chrisgeigerphoto.com has created quite a touching video. An engagement using a multicopter to deliver the ring. Congratulations to Christina and Jason from sUAS News on your engagement and of course all the best for the up coming arrival of your daughter Angelina. Jason proposes to his girlfriend Christina at Alamo Square park in San Francisco on April 7th...
Moving on from golf to college football sporting venues want overhead shots. Speaking to the press coach Butch Jones has this to say. “It’s a number of guys. It’s our support staff, it’s Joe Harrington. It’s everyone just always trying to make the program better each and every day. That’s the culture that we’re building here....
BY CLAIRE CHIARA The technology of unmanned aerial vehicles may soon be used to deliver snacks to your front door. The Drone Lab, a group-directed study composed of nine students in the UC Berkeley School of Information, is currently working with consumer-grade drones to extend the possibilities for their application in everyday life. The students meet regularly to test the...
by Lt. Cmdr. Steve Hacker Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 (VR-64) transported a MQ-8B Fire Scout to deployed forces in the Mediterranean February 2013 here. The MQ-8B is a remote piloted helicopter capable of shipboard launch and recovery. The aircraft will see action supporting naval operations throughout the theater, providing reconnaissance...
Not many garages would work with Hyundai’s hexadecagon. Showcasing at the 2013 IDEAs festival, the manned 16 rotored multirotor looks rather dodgy! Well done to them though for making it fly. The man in this machine is not actually in control. The man in the cape is ;-) Hyundai reveals unique concepts for single-person future mobility, designed for use in...
Shipping now and unusual in the market as it has an inbuilt on screen display (OSD) the $289 FY41 AP. In their own words it comes with:- Internally integrated OSD, with new graphics overlay for more clear and accurate on-screen parameter display. • Accurate air speed sensor will automatically adjust airplane air speed via the throttle channel! Easy Airspeed...
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems (www.riegl.com) and Applanix Corporation (www.applanix.com) announced today that the Applanix AP50 GNSS-Inertial sensor system was successfully integrated with RIEGL’s VQ-820-GU topo-bathymetric airborne laser scanner on board the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAV. The RIEGL VQ®-820-GU is specifically designed to survey sea beds, the grounds of rivers or lakes and is well suited for combined land and...
Training is where a large chunk of the money will be made with small UAS in the next five years. Countries with established regulations of course have an advantage over the USA. Providers know what to pitch. One wonders if the FAA will make it possible to validate pilot certificates from across the border once commercial civil use is...
A clique of 25 vineyard owners and farmers, always looking for ways to economize, had gathered on a Wednesday in November at an experimental winery owned by the University of California (Davis). There, at 11 a.m., they watched an unmanned helicopter called RMax lift off from a small grassy field. It showered 40 long rows of grapes from 2-gallon...
Aurora Flight Sciences today announced that General Norton A. Schwartz, retired Air Force Chief of Staff, has been elected to its Board of Directors. General Schwartz entered the Air Force Academy in 1969 and retired as the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force in 2012 in a career spanning over 43 years. General Schwartz is...
Today the programme of the RPAS 2013 Conference & Regulatory Forum was published on www.rpas-2013.org The 15th edition of this annual international event will take place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 24-27 June 2013 (the week following the Paris Air Show). This event, which stands firmly in the light of the upcoming European RPAS Roadmap, features 43 speakers...
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Pendleton officials trying to lure manufacturers of drone aircraft to their industrial park say a slowdown in commercial flights and sparse population make their Eastern Oregon site area prime for testing unmanned aircraft. “There’s not much to hit in the air, there’s not much to hit on the ground,” economic development consultant Steve Chrisman told the...
By Jennifer Curington A bill to limit law enforcement’s use of drone aircraft is headed to Gov. Rick Scott, who has said he will sign it. When he does, Florida will be among the first states to regulate the unmanned aircraft. On Wednesday, the House unanimously passed SB 92, which would allow law-enforcement to launch camera-carrying surveillance drones only if...
