US President Barack Obama has asked for $55 million worth of small, tactical unmanned air vehicles as part of a $5.6 billion request to Congress for the US fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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RAF Reaper Performs First Hellfire Strike in Iraq
The UK Royal Air Force has conducted the first air strike using one of its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles against Islamic State insurgents in Iraq, following the type’s deployment in support of the anti-extremist mission last month. Continue reading
Never Fly Close to Airports
This video was created with the permission and supervision of the Mexico City International Airport authorities, and in close contact with the control tower and pilots. Continue reading
UAS Take On Cell Tower Maintenance
Fluke Networks aims to improve technician safety and streamline tower maintenance workflows by adapting its Wireless Work Advisor tool to drone technology. Continue reading
New Specialized Vineyard Drone in Napa Valley
VineView-SAI, Inc., a St. Helena-based remote sensing company established in 1999, is partnering with SkySquirrel Technologies Inc. (SST), a commercial Unmanned Aerial System (drone) company based in Nova Scotia, Canada, to develop their Aqweo (*) agricultural drone.
DARPA RFI to Create Airborne Aircraft Carriers
DARPA is interested in exploring the feasibility of small UAS airborne launch and recovery approaches for providing distributed airborne capabilities from existing air platforms. The agency envisions a large aircraft that, with minimal modification, could launch and recover multiple small unmanned systems from a standoff distance. Continue reading
DJI’s Frank Wang Talks to The Wall Street Journal
DJI CEO Frank Wang, creator of the Phantom drone, speaks from the company’s Shenzhen, China headquarters about DJI’s start and the future of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
SenseFly’s eXom Uses Vision & Ultrasound for Precision Flight
In this clip SenseFly’s eXom is flying 100% autonomously, without being remotely controlled and without the use of GPS. It is using its onboard vision and ultrasonic proximity sensors to stabilise, hold and correct its position, while the artificial intelligence built into its autopilot enables it to execute pre-programmed movements in sync with the music. Continue reading