UAS VISION
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[click to enlarge]The US National Conference of State Legislation publishes regular updates on the status of legislation controlling the use of Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). An earlier map was published in July 2103. Continue reading
A quadrocopter fitted with a device for marking telephone cables with artifical DNA approaches a telephone pole during a media presentation by Deutsche Telekom on September 30, 2013 near Kremmen, Germany. Continue reading
Allsopp Helikites Ltd is a partner in a new European research project to provide rapid, mobile, airborne, 4G communications over a wide area in the event of an emergency. Continue reading
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Iranian television that mass-production of the indigenously developed Shahed 129 has been launched. Continue reading
3D Robotics announced that it has locked up a $30 million Series B round, with a list of participants that includes Foundry Group, True Ventures, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, and SK Ventures. Continue reading
The Grand Forks County sheriff’s department is expanding its unmanned aircraft operations to include night flights. Continue reading
DARPA’s new Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) programme seeks to lower satellite launch costs by developing a reusable hypersonic unmanned vehicle with costs, operation and reliability similar to traditional aircraft. XS-1 envisions that a reusable first stage would fly to hypersonic speeds at a suborbital altitude. Continue reading
Iranian Army Ground Force will make use of its newest Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) during forthcoming military drills, a senior commander announced. Continue reading