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Matternet's Andreas Raptopoulos Holds a Prototype - Photo Credit: Rafe Needleman/CNET
At the graduation ceremony of the Singularity University last week, Matternet proposed applying quad-copter technology by building a network of robotic drones to deliver medication quickly and very cost-effectively.
Seeker 400 with Two Mokopa Anti-Tank Missiles
South Africa’s Denel Dynamics plans to conduct the first flight of its prototype Seeker 400 in the first quarter of 2012, having announced the completion of manufacturing activities.
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed development work on its Mini Panther tilt-rotor UAS, and has started offering the design to potential customers.
The Canadian Heron Unmanned Aircraft Detachment, known as Task Force Erebus, deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, as it was clear by 2008 that the flow of information supporting counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan needed to grow in both quantity and quality.
Riverside Research, a not-for-profit, scientific-research institution, has teamed with Unmanned Applications Institute International (UAII) to provide technical curriculum and faculty instruction for several UAS education and maintenance programmes to various institutions in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Ohio.
The UAS activities in the Latin America are constantly growing. There are ongoing UAS developments (civil & military) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. There are currently UAS operations (civil and/or military) ongoing in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Northrop Grumman just released this “music video” compilation of images of its various unmanned systems in action. Nothing new – just for fun…! Continue reading
The three recent unmanned aircraft crashes brings the total of large UAS crashes for 2011 to thirteen, and the total for 2010 & 2011 to thirty-six, according the Drone Crash Database maintained by Drone Wars UK.