Sherbrooke, QC - ING Engineering, Canada’s leading robotic aircraft systems solution provider expands into Quebec. Ian Glenn, Chairman and CEO states “we have chosen to expand into the Sherbrooke region because we see a real potential in Quebec for the future growth of ING Engineering. We are very eager to draw from the pool of talented young Engineer’s who...
Canada is deploying unmanned surveillance aircraft to the High Arctic for the first time, as part of the largest military exercise ever in the Far North. Catapult-launched Boeing ScanEagle unarmed drones similar to those used by the Canadian army for surveillance in Afghanistan are to assist in a major air disaster scenario in an extremely remote area near Resolute,...
Datron Scout Showcased “Hover and Grab” Landing, 10X Optical Zoom Camera, and 2.4 kilometer (1.5 mile) Mission Reach in a Harsh Environment San Diego, CA (June 15, 2011) – Datron Scout, a lightweight quad rotor Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) designed for air reconnaissance and surveillance in harsh environments, played an important role during the maritime-based portion of the recent...
Who could resist adding a UAS story from a newspaper named the Salmon Arm Observer. Martha Wickett talks to CropCam owner Scott Mc Tavish. Scott McTavish had been working for a forestry company in town when he saw an ad in a forestry magazine for a UAV – or unmanned aerial vehicle. The advertisement was looking for a UAV...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Oct. 4, 2010) – – Starting today, residents of the Ottawa West region may notice some Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and tethered balloons (aerostats) flying at low altitude between the areas of Connaught Range and Shirley’s Bay. The UAVs and tethered balloons will be used as part of a field experiment conducted by the Canadian Forces...
Waterloo, ON – Aeryon Labs – manufacturer of the Aeryon Scout, a small man-packable flying robotic reconnaissance system – is pleased to announce it has delivered multiple Aeryon Scout UAVs to British Petroleum to aid in BP’s oil spill clean-up efforts. The Aeryon Scout is a small, lightweight mini-helicopter that is remote-controlled from the ground using a patent-pending map-based...
Gainesville, Fla. — Prioria has been awarded a $2.8 million contract by Public Works and Government Services Canada for the ISTAR MUAV (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance miniature unmanned aerial vehicle) program. Under the contract, Prioria will supply the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Forces with the Maveric® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to fulfill MUAV...
ARDi, a micro-UAV, weighs less than 1kg when flying without carrying a payload. With a payload of onboard cameras and sensors the micro-UAV can fly missions of up to 20 minutes. The current applications for ARDi include, Aerial Photography, Aerial Videography, Wildland Fire, Tourism and much much more. WWVi and ARDi are currently engaged in Project FireEye. Project FireEye...
Waterloo, ON – The Aeryon Scout, a small man-packable flying robotic system, manufactured by Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ontario, gave law enforcement officers the break they needed in a recent drug bust in Central America. The Aeryon Scout — a small, lightweight mini-helicopter that is remote-controlled from the ground by computer — was able to provide visual surveillance of...
