The Hex Kickstarter campaign was launched on August 26 with a modest goal of $10,000, but by Tuesday September 3, a total of $200,000 had been pledged. Hex is a completely open source nanocopter kit made by a community of makers from around the world. It’s also the world’s first consumer electronic product that uses 3D printing technology to achieve personalisation. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
UAE and Russia to Build UCAV Based on Helicopter
Defence firms in the United Arab Emirates and Russia are planning to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle based on Russia’s Berkut VL helicopter, that craft’s Russian developer said on Monday. Continue reading
Iran Claims to Have Jet-Powered UAS
The Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defence Base, Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said Iran’s latest UAS, the Haazem 3, has been designed and built for special and strategic purposes. “Haazem 3 is a jet(-engine) UAS and (designed) for specific and strategic goals,” Brigadier General Esmayeeli said. Continue reading
UAV Factory Launches Penguin C Unmanned Aircraft System
UAV Factory has announced the launch of the Penguin C turnkey unmanned aircraft system, which the company describes as being “a breakthrough product in terms of performance, reliability and cost”. Continue reading
Kansas Unmanned Systems Conference October 14-16
Registration is now open for the Kansas Unmanned Systems Conference taking place at the Hilton Garden Inn, Manhattan, Kansas from October 14th -16th 2013. It is organised by the Consortium for Kansas Unmanned Systems – a self-forming statewide, national and international association of individuals, academic institutions, companies, organizations and government entities. Continue reading
Sky Sapience Delivers Pre-Production Hovermast to Israel Defense Forces
Israel’s Sky Sapience company has delivered to the Israel Defense Forces’ Land Forces Command the first pre-production example of the HoverMast 100 – an autonomous, tethered hovercraft carrying a stabilized electro-optical payload. The system was delivered at a proving ground on the slopes of Mt. Carmel, where the company regularly tests the systems. Continue reading
FLIR Gets $137M Multi-Sensor Targeting Imager Contract from US Navy
U.S. Navy avionics experts needed multi-sensor electro-optical targeting systems for the UH-1 manned helicopter, the MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, and other unmanned vertical takeoff unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). They found their solution from FLIR Systems Inc.. Continue reading
$100 Home-Made QuadRotor Beams Wi-Fi
Robot enthusiast Adam Conway decided to build a “Wi-Fi hotspot” QuadRotor. Conway, a product manager at Aerohive, which provides corporate IT networks, used a quadrotor frame, some plywood, and an old router from work to built a UAS that can provide a Wi-Fi connection over the local LTE phone network. It can even link up to a corporate virtual private network for extra security. Continue reading