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Keymerging Technologies Ltd has purchased ING Robotic Aviation’s Responder rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle systems for use in East Africa. The robotic aircraft will be used for aerial surveillance with both electro-optical and infrared cameras, in order to provide a wide range of imagery and monitoring support for their clients. Continue reading
Neya Systems LLC has introduced two new unmanned systems standards-compliant H.264 video compression hardware products, UxStreamerTM and UxStreamerTM Mini.
The goal of this Indiegogo campaign is the creation of an open source aircraft that is designed to be built using readily available personal manufacturing equipment such as CNC machines and 3D printers (for non-structural parts). Continue reading
One of the most exciting recent developments in agriculture is the use of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems to evaluate crop conditions. Producers, agronomists and the public can view a demonstration of this new technology at the 2013 Agronomy Field Day on Aug. 16 at Kansas State University’s Agronomy North Farm. Continue reading
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III aerodynamics research test bed aircraft is undergoing modification to support the Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge project, a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. Continue reading
Scion UAS has completed the first test flights of the production SA-400 Jackal Optionally Piloted Helicopter. The first flight comes after extensive flight tests of the prototype helicopter and shortly after receiving a special airworthiness certificate for experimental research and development for the optionally piloted SA-400 helicopter.
Scientists recently launched unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from a research vessel in a significant experiment that could help boost the Navy’s radar and communications performance at sea.
Last November Lehmann Aviation launched the LA100, a small and fully autonomous UAS designed to capture aerial images with a user-supplied GoPro camera. Now the French company is offering two new models that go farther and stay in the air longer.