In a portion of Manitoba, Canada, so remote you have to fly in by helicopter, a research team led by the University of North Dakota and the American Museum of Natural History spent the summer in the polar bear capital of the world deploying the latest tool – Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) — in a nearly five-decade-old ecological study.
Author Archives: The Editor
General Atomics Gets $15M US Army Gray Eagle Logistics Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. was awarded a $14,787,475 modification (P00112) to contract W58RGZ-12-C-0075 for the Gray Eagle performance-based logistics support for the Block 1 programme.
Insitu Gets $9M US Navy ScanEagle Upgrade Contract
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded $9,466,578 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 0050 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0008) for upgrades and modifications in support of previously procured ScanEagle unmanned air systems. Continue reading
Google NASA FAA in UTM Update at Drone World Expo
Drone World Expo will open with an insightful and informative conversation from leaders from NASA, Google, and the Federal Aviation Administration who will provide an update on the vision for safety enabling low-altitude UAS operations for commercial markets. The keynote will be held on Tuesday, November 17 at the San Jose Convention Center and will be moderated by Gretchen West, Senior Advisor on Technology and Innovation for Hogan Lovells and National Advisory Chairperson for UAVUS, who will also serve as Master of Ceremonies for Drone World Expo. Continue reading
Small UAV Coalition Hires Lobbyist
The Small UAV Coalition, which is pressing for relaxed regulations for the use of commercial UAVs, hired its first outside lobbyist this week. Continue reading
Unmanned Dominator XP Makes Mexican debut
Aeronautics Defense Systems‘ Dominator XP unmanned air vehicle has completed a successful first series of flights in Mexico.
FAA Safety Campaign at Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are partnering to raise awareness about safe unmanned aircraft operations. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $15M Scan Eagle Contract for Pakistan
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded $15,180,214 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 0030 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0008) for hardware and technical data for the Scan Eagle for the government of Pakistan under the Foreign Military Sales programme. Continue reading