Extra resources to fight invasive weeds have been allocated for the Armidale-based New England Weeds Authority. Last Friday, NSW Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson was in Armidale to announce $1.1 million for nine projects across NSW from the NSW Weeds Action Programme. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
PBS Gettysburg Documentary Filmed by UAS and Funded by Kickstarter
The aerial cinematography of West Coast-based Freefly Cinema provided unprecedented views of the Civil War battlefield in a new documentary called “The Gettysburg Story.” Freefly’s radio-controlled Cinestar unmanned helicopters zoomed along the rail fences, stone walls and cannons to shoot footage of the positions where the blue and gray battle lines once fired off volleys or launched bayonet charges. Continue reading
US Trains Philippines on Navy UAS
US troops recently trained their Philippine counterparts how to use surveillance UAS, as Manila seeks to boost military ties with Washington and counter what it perceives as a rising security threat from China. Continue reading
Kansas State University Hosts Demonstration of Precision Agriculture
On Tuesday, Kansas State University Salina hosted a flight demonstration of several different unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at the Great Plains Joint Training Center in Lindsborg. K-State is one of two four-year institutions in the country involved in the development of the unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Cornell Students Win AUVSI Competition
CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, June 19-22. Continue reading
OctoCopter Carries 3D Printer While Printing
Deezmaker & Velocity Pigeon teamed up for a world’s first: Flying a 3D printer while printing a 3D object. Continue reading
UAS Aerial Photography on Display at Vancouver Maker Faire
UAS technology is quite controversial when discussed in the context of secret government operations. But amatuer enthusiasts are carful to point out that this technology like can be used for much good as well. Continue reading
Poland Joins NATO Global Hawk Programme
Poland is set to become the 15th nation to join the consortium of NATO nations procuring a fleet of five radar-equipped RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 40 aircraft and associated ground control equipment under the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance programme, according to a NATO official. Continue reading