An engineer at Naval Air Station Patuxent River is leading an initiative that will save the Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System programme several hundred thousand dollars. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
IAI Develops Electric Tethered Observation Platform for Homeland Security
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing a line of Hovering Air Vehicles (HAV’s). Continue reading
sUAS Completes Photogrammetric Survey of Easter Island Volcano
Edafica, a Chilean environmental management and consulting company has successfully performed the acquisition of aerial images at Rano Kau volcano located in the south-west corner of Easter Island. Continue reading
Ultramodern ZERO Personal Helicopter Design Study
Created by designer Hector del Amo, the ZERO helicopter is a new take on the idea of personal transportation. Continue reading
Aurora Tests Airborne Greenhouse Gas Instrumentation in Preparation for Arctic Mission
Aurora Flight Sciences announced that it has successfully integrated an advanced greenhouse gas measurement system on its Centaur Aircraft, obtained an FAA airworthiness certification for flight operations, and performed flight tests over the Chesapeake Bay.
Red Arrows Practice Display at RAF Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece
On May 17 the Royal Air Force’s “Red Arrows”, one of the world’s most famous display teams, was awarded its Public Display Authority (PDA) for 2013 by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton. Continue reading
Google Invests in Clean Energy UAS
Google just bought one of the most promising airborne systems in development—it’s not for surveillance, it’s not for the military, and it’s not for hobbyists. It’s for making clean energy. It’s essentially a giant, autonomous wind turbine that takes to the sky like a mechanical kite. And it may be integral to the future of wind power. Continue reading
Greater Kruger National Park Deploys UAS to Hunt Rhino Poachers
The Daily Telegraph witnessed the first flight of an Unmanned Aircraft System in pursuit of suspected poachers in South Africa. Continue reading