Stratasys Ltd, a provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, and Aurora Flight Sciences, an aeronautics research company, have announced that the two firms have created what they claim is the largest, fastest, and most complex 3D printed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ever produced. Unveiled for the first time at the Dubai Airshow, the high-speed aircraft is built using lightweight Stratasys materials to achieve speeds in excess of 150mph. Continue reading
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Western Australia’s First High-Tech UAV
Astron Environmental Services last month took possession of Western Australia’s first BRAMOR rTK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and are now applying the technology in the field for environmental applications. The purchase is the first of its kind in Australia and the second in Australia. Continue reading
NASA’s Innovative Drone Glider Prototype Test Flight
A remotely piloted aircraft achieved an important research milestone last month when a sub-scale “flying wing” glider successfully completed a series of flight tests. Continue reading
Airnest App for Smartphone Flight Path Control
The Airnest app, which you can download on an iPhone or iPad, allows you to draw a flight-path with your finger that your unmanned aerial system will safely fly on autopilot. Continue reading
Nigerian King Visits Maryland UAS Company
King Kabiru Shotobi, of the city and local government area of Ikorodu in Lagos State, Nigeria, recently visited with representatives from Ausley Associates, Inc. to discuss the benefits of UAS and the resources Ausley can provide to the people of Ikorodu. Continue reading
Drone World Expo – Exclusive Interviews – Joel Davis
To conclude our series of exclusive interviews, our final interviewee is the event organiser himself, Joel Davis Founder & CEO of JD Events. Prior to founding JD Events in January of 2002, Joel spent 16 years as a senior executive in the tradeshow and conference industry. He began his event management career with Reed Exhibition Companies and left Reed in 1996 to serve as President of Primedia/Intertec Exhibitions (now Penton Media), and subsequently served as President and COO of eMarketWorld and Vice President/General Manager of Imark Communications.
Joel has a genuine passion for the events business combined with a deeply held belief in the value of face-to-face marketing and community building. He has been a member of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) since 1996 and has served on the SISO Executive Committee. Continue reading
US Army Tests UAS That Flies Like a Bird
The Army Research Lab, or ARL, is testing UAVs that might sport wings that flap like a bird or a butterfly at the Spesutie Island Robotics Research Facility on Chesapeake Bay. Continue reading
GA-ASI Breaks Ground on RPA Training Academy
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that construction has commenced on its new, five-and-a-half acre RPA training facility at Grand Sky Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) business and aviation park in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Continue reading