One of the UK’s top aerobatic pilots, Lauren Richardson, shows off her skills in her Pitts Special aircraft during (this second part of her display at) the Little Gransden Air and Car Show in 2014. Continue reading
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No Drone Footage at 2016 X Games in Aspen
ESPN will not employ drones to videotape the 2016 X Games in Aspen, according to a spokesman who said the decision is unrelated to the International Ski Federation’s recent ban of the flying devices after one almost hit an Austrian racer during a December World Cup event.
India Air Force Detects Terrorists with Thermal Imaging
In a statement, the Indian Air Force has revealed that “a group of terrorists were detected by the aerial surveillance platforms as soon as they entered the Air Force Station at Pathankot”. Continue reading
Drone Causes Power Cut in San Francisco Suburb
A recreational drone possibly crashed into a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. overhead conductor Sunday evening, causing a power failure that lasted more than an hour in a small section of San Francisco.
General Atomics Plans 150kW Laser Tests on Avenger
General Atomics is to start testing a potentially revolutionary weapon next month: a 150-kilowatt class laser. Several other companies are developing laser weapons and “we’re looking at all of them,” said Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, head of Air Force Special Operations Command, in an interview with Breaking Defense. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Announces DARPA TERN Contract
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research have awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation the third phase of the Tern unmanned systems program. Phase three plans to include final design, fabrication and a full-scale, at-sea demonstration of the system.
Multiple-Scenario Unmanned Aerial System Control
DJI Teams with Ford on Developer Challenge
DJI has announced version 3.0 of its software development kit, or SDK. To help spur developers into working with its SDK, DJI also creates an annual challenge with a cash prize. This year DJI is partnering with Ford and the United Nations to offer $100,000 to the team which builds the best application for launching a drone from moving vehicle as part of a theoretical search-and-rescue mission. Continue reading