More than 100 privacy groups, experts and individuals have petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration to address the impact of unmanned aircraft in the US as the agency moves to implement new rules for domestic use. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Hexacopter Films Inside Dutch Parliament Building
Aerial photography company Aerialtronics, based in The Hague, Netherlands, just posted this scoop video taken of one of its Altura Hexacopters flying inside the Dutch Parliament. Continue reading
SAGEM Gets Sperwer Maintenance Contract Extension
SAGEM has signed a contract with SIMMAD, the Maintenance Organisation of the French Ministry of Defence, to provide in-service maintenance for the Sperwer tactical unmanned aircraft system deployed by the French Army. Continue reading
Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences 2012
Israel Aerospace Industries will present new solutions for landing and take off of Unmanned Aircraft System, implemented in the Panther, at the 52nd Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Continues Flight Tests of Multifunction Active Sensor Radar for BAMS
Northrop Grumman's G-II Test Bed Aircraft with Multi-Function Active Sensor 360 Degree Rotating Radar Mounted in the Belly Fairing
Northrop Grumman Corporation continues flight tests of the first developmental multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar destined for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).
Elbit Systems Hermes 900 at Singapore Air Show
Flight Global just released this presentation of the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 at the recent Singapore Air Show. Continue reading
Syria Uses Iranian UAS to Monitor Rebellion
This amateur video recorded few days ago shows an unmanned aircraft flying over Kafr Batna, a small suburb of Damascus, Syria. Continue reading
Conservationists Use UAS to Monitor Deforestation and Wildlife
Conservationists have converted a remote-controlled aircraft into a potent tool for conservation. Continue reading