Last week U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao that USDOT has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments as participants in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. Continue reading
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Remote GeoSystems Releases All-New Video GeoTagger
Remote GeoSystems, Inc. has announced the release and availability of Video GeoTagger FREE & PRO – revolutionary new tools allowing anyone to easily geotag and geospatially play back video – by simply clicking on a map. Continue reading
DARPA Releases Gremlins Drone Swarm Program Video
DARPA is progressing toward its plan to demonstrate airborne launch and recovery of multiple unmanned aerial systems (UAS), targeted for late 2019. Continue reading
Public Visits Guardian RPA Demonstration in Japan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) gave the community of Iki City and Nagasaki Prefecture a “Public Day” demonstration of its Guardian RPA on May 13. Approximately 300 people visited Iki Airport and met the GA-ASI staff. Continue reading
Russian Corvettes to be Fitted with BPV-500 VTOL UAVs
Russian Project 22160 corvettes will be fitted with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for searching for submarines, and surveillance of surface vessels and shoreline. Also, UAVs will provide target designation to ship-based armament systems and, in the future, may be used for strike missions, the newspaper Izvestia reports. Continue reading
Sierra Nevada to Join DARPA Gremlins Project
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), has been selected to participate in Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program as part of the Dynetics-led team. Continue reading
Naval Research Lab Adds Solar Power to Hybrid Tiger UAV Project
Alta Devices has announced that the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will use Alta Devices highly efficient, flexible, and light-weight solar technology to help power the breakthrough Hybrid Tiger UAV. Continue reading
LG U+ to Test Drone Safety in Korea
LG Uplus has been selected as the company to carry out the government-led project designed to verify drone safety, the firm announced. The project, supervised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and managed by the Korea Institute of Aviation Safety and Technology, is to test drones in designated air spaces before they are utilized more broadly. Continue reading