UAS VISION
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The UK CAA has issued a Safety Notice which applies to operators of the DJI Matrice 200 series multi-rotor small unmanned aircraft.A small number of incidents have been recently reported where the aircraft has suffered a complete loss of power during flight, despite indications that there was sufficient battery time still remaining. Continue reading
MQ-9B SkyGuardian
Belgium’s Council of Ministers on 25 October confirmed selection of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian as its first medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS). Continue reading
IN-FLIGHT Data, one of Canada’s leading commercial drone operators, has, in collaboration with senseFly, the industry’s leading provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, completed North America’s first urban BVLOS UAS (drone) project in a major city. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $192,660,310 modification (P00071) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0018 for Gray Eagle performance-based logistics. Continue reading
ZALA AERO, part of the Kalashnikov Group, has demonstrated a new device of satellite navigation signal suppression for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Interpolytex-2018 security exhibition, the Kalashnikov press office reported on Wednesday. Continue reading
To protect flying robots without hindering their flight, Imperial experts found answers in the ancient art of origami. Taking inspiration from the ancient art of paper folding, scientists at Imperial College London’s Aerial Robotics Lab have equipped drones with lightweight, impact-absorbent cushioning to protect them from bumps and scrapes. Continue reading
A grant from the Army Research Laboratory has a Kent State University researcher flying high. The grant provides more than $130,000 for Blake Stringer, Ph.D., assistant professor of aerospace engineering in Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, to study propulsion systems for a new generation of intermediate-sized unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. Continue reading
The North American XP-82 Twin Mustang has been one of the most highly anticipated warbird restorations in recent memory. Continue reading