The Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) has been selected to develop a traffic management system for low-altitude drones, as growing demand for unmanned aerial vehicles in South Korea calls for appropriate measures to secure safety. Continue reading
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MQ-9B Skyguardian Remains Airborne for Over 48 Hours Non-Stop
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that its new MQ-9B SkyGuardianTM Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system, a “Certifiable” (STANAG 4671) version of its Predator B product line, has set a company record with the longest endurance flight of any Predator-series aircraft. Continue reading
NOAA Testing UAS to Measure Lower Atmosphere
A few hours before storms formed in northern Oklahoma during the second week in May, three unmanned aircraft flew through the air hundreds of feet above the ground to observe important changes in the atmosphere that could spawn severe thunderstorms. Continue reading
Lockheed Launches a Flying Drone from Floating Drone
The question of how to launch drones over the ocean has been a lingering technical problem as the U.S. military has scaled up its interest in unmanned system. But Lockheed Martin just launched a small aerial drone out over the ocean through another drone, showing the possibilities of cross-domain drone launches. Continue reading
Textron Systems Supports Tornado Damage Assessment
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, has announced that its Civil & Commercial team provided its personnel and operations in support of disaster response efforts for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. The Civil & Commercial team provided full-motion video in real-time to the Emergency Operations Center in Oklahoma City and the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma. Continue reading
Texas A&M Drone Program Partners with NASA
An AR200 by Air Robot, a virtually silent unmanned aerial system, was on display in the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation booth at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Dallas in May. It can hover and star with ‘steady eye on target’ with hands-off functionality
Corpus Christi engineers are now working with NASA to develop software to keep drones from colliding with other aircraft, help with emergency landings and sense weather and “no fly” zones, all without the aid of a pilot. The work is part of a new Space Act Agreement signed recently by representatives from NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation (LSUASC) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Texas A&M University System. Continue reading
Drone World Expo Announces First Round of Sessions
The Advisory Board has selected an impressive roster of speakers and sessions for the 3rd Annual event taking place October 3-4 at the San Jose Convention Center, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Continue reading
Aeroscout’s Long Flight Endurance Scout B-330
Aeroscout, a long term partner of performance leading LiDAR manufacturer RIEGL, has launched the Scout B-330 UAV helicopter, which is built with a high payload capacity of up to 50 kg (110 lbs), a very long flight endurance (at least three hours) and the capability of flying at very high altitudes (up to 3,000m above sea level) in a typical mission scenario. This includes a full autonomous take-off sequence, a mission flight at variable speed, and a landing sequence.