The US Customs and Border Protection agency just posted this video showing its new Unmanned Aircraft Systems specifically designed to patrol over open water. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer for Unmanned Airframes
The airframes expected to carry the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) are conventional-signature unmanned aircraft systems and will be followed by stealthy unmanned designs. Continue reading
US Navy BAMS UAS Programme First Radar Flight
Northrop Grumman surrogate Gulfstream aircraft at a California test site- Photo: Northrop Grumman
Marking significant advancement in its maritime surveillance programme, the U.S. Navy recently began test flights on a radar system destined for an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
A Historic Overview of UAS Development and Use in the UK – Book Review
Despite a somewhat flippant title (Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms), this serious, in-depth work records in remarkable detail the story of unmanned aircraft development and use by the UK since 1916. Continue reading
FAA Delays Publication of Rules on sUAS in National Airspace
The Federal Aviation Administration has pushed back the date when it will propose new rules for the use of small drones in national airspace. Continue reading
Los Angeles Police Department Warns Real Estate Agents Against Using UAS Footage
The Los Angeles Police Department is warning real estate agents not to use images of properties taken from unmanned aircraft, saying the flying drones pose a potential safety hazard and could violate federal aviation policy. Continue reading
Insitu Integrator Maiden Flight with US Marines
Marines witnessed the first flight of the service’s newest small unmanned aircraft on January 22 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. Continue reading
Eitan Crashes on Training Flight in Israel
An Eitan-type (Heron TP) unmanned aircraft crashed near Moshav Yesodot in Israel on Sunday. No injuries were reported. Continue reading