Animal rights activists are using a new weapon in their war against animal abuse. Stuart Chaifetz, a Cherry Hill, NewJersey-based investigator with the organization Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (“SHARK”), says his group uses UAS to go where there are no roads, and beyond fences and walls. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Japan Defence Ministry Develops Protocol to Shoot Down UAS in Airspace Violations
The Japanese Defence Ministry is planning a new protocol to deal with foreign unmanned aircraft that approach Japan’s airspace, like the Chinese military UAS that ventured near the disputed Senkaku Islands last month. Continue reading
Falcon Project in Pursuit of Bigfoot
The Falcon Project is a kind of supernatural missing persons mission, calling for “eyes in the sky” in combination with a “quick response investigative ground team.” They would spend months at a time scanning undisclosed locations with high Bigfoot potential, hoping not only for irrefutable video, but to make contact. Continue reading
The Death And Resurrection of Global Hawk
Despite the loss of business from the U.S. Air Force, American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman continues to find customers for its RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS. In large part that’s because the RQ-4 has been much improved over the last three years. The RQ-4 has become more reliable, efficient, and flexible. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $20M US Army Order for RQ-11B Raven UAS Gimbaled Sensor Payloads
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has received an order from the U.S. Army for the company’s Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the Army’s fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Indiana Site Confirmed for NASA UAS Contest
The Ohio/Indiana UAS Center & Test complex confirmed that Camp Atterbury in Indiana will host the upcoming NASA UAS competition. Continue reading
The Unmanned Systems Industry in Support of Precision Agriculture and “Global Challenges”
As our world looks towards “Global Grand Challenges” of the future, we see an ever-present desire to remain responsive across a rapidly expanding landscape of needs. These needs, in the context of agriculture for example, range the full spectrum of Science and Technology (S&T), Research and Development (R&D), Policy, and the introduction and implementation of traditional and non-traditional technologies into the market place. Continue reading
Chinese HexaCopter Passes Flight and Bombing Tests
China has developed a six-rotor UAS made from carbon fiber which has successfully passed flying and bombing tests, according to 81tech.com, a state-run defence technology news website. Continue reading