The Islamic State (IS) group is using drones rigged with munitions in the battle for the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, a FRANCE 24 team inside the jihadist group’s highly dangerous self-proclaimed capital discovers. Continue reading
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Bath University Wins UAS Challenge 2017
Engineering students from Bath University have beaten other undergraduate teams to be crowned overall winners of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Challenge. Continue reading
Senators Introduce Bi-Partisan Safe Drone Act of 2017
U.S. Senators. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced bi-partisan legislation designed to advance the development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and build on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to safely integrate them into the National Airspace System. Continue reading
FAA Establishes Drone I.D. Rulemaking Committee
The FAA is setting up a new Aviation Rulemaking Committee that will help the agency create standards for remotely identifying and tracking unmanned aircraft during operations. The rule-making committee will hold its first meeting June 21-23 in Washington, DC. Continue reading
MITRE UAS Study Needs Participants
Do you fly RC Aircraft as a hobby? Are you a Commercial UAS pilot? Are you interested in supporting cutting-edge aviation research? If so, please consider this opportunity with The MITRE Corporation. Continue reading
US Approves Sale of 22 SkyGuardians to India
The United States has approved a $3 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 22 non-weaponised General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) SkyGuardian UAVs to the Indian Navy.
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Toyota Aims to Debut a Flying Car by 2020
A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who’ll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Completes Successful French Navy Qualification Flights
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System once again convinced with its outstanding maritime capability when successfully completing qualification flights for the French Navy from 29 May to 3 June 2017. Continue reading