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New Mexico State University’s Physical Science Laboratory Unmanned Aircraft Flight Test Center acquired a Certificate of Authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to perform aeronautical research on an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over an active open pit mine in central Colorado. Continue reading
Flying Production Ltd – a developer of Defence and HLS solutions, including Multi-Rotor Platforms – will launch Da-Vinci, a compact, lightweight, multi-rotor VTOL sUAS platform at upcoming AUSA 2014. The complete system, which is ideal for urban warfare observation missions, includes a Portable Ground Control Station and Dual Sensor EO/IR Payload. A number of Da-Vinci systems have already been sold to an Eastern European country.
Keith Skilling once again puts the Old Stick and Rudder Company’s massive Goodyear-built FG-1D Corsair fighter through its paces at the Classics Of The Sky airshow, Tauranga Airport, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand. Continue reading
In addition to the eclectic runway displays, the opening day of the 24th edition of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2015also witnessed the debut of Wills Fashion Drone, a small flying body fitted with GoPro cameras which will fly over the venue till October 12, 2014 and will capture the best moments of the fashion week.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company a $19.5 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development of a new expeditionary radar that will detect, identify and track drones, missiles and aircraft. The total contract, including all options, is currently estimated at $71.8 million and includes the procurement of an additional three radar systems, for a total of six radar systems and product support.
A group of French multi-copter racing fans took to the woods in Airgonay, France for a trial run of ‘Drone Racing’. The goal is to organize a larger drone racing event in the future. Continue reading
NASA’s research in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may soon provide a means for early detection and mitigation of fires in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, a nearly 50,000-square-acre region centered on the Virginia-North Carolina border.
senseFly is introducing eXom, a next-generation quadcopter that offers professional users unprecedented situational awareness. Continue reading