Just 7 months after the Ministry of Defence ordered the system from Boeing Defence UK, ScanEagle took off from HMS Somerset in the Gulf. The system, which can be launched by a pneumatic catapult from Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, is unarmed and used for real-time intelligence-gathering and reconnaissance only.
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Visit London by UAS Video
“VisitLondon.com is a vital tool to millions of visitors to the city, so it’s important to continually create new and inspiring content,” said Director of VisitLondon.com Julie Chappell. “This film uses impressive footage achieved by UAV, giving fantastic visuals of our iconic attractions. Continue reading
MIT Researchers’ UAS Recharges Batteries by Perching on Power Lines
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a lightweight unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can perch on a power line like a bird. This opens up the possibility for UAVs to recharge their batteries using the magnetic fields emitted by power lines. Continue reading
Allied Drones Debuts Twin Rotor HL12 “Iris” UAS
The newest UAV from Allied Drones is the HL12 “Iris”, a twin rotor craft that is designed to be 30% more efficient than helicopter-styled UAVs, and can be switched between gas or electric power on the same airframe. Continue reading
Airbus Nearing First Sales of Atlante and Tanan
Airbus Defence & Space hopes later this year to secure the first customers for its Atlante tactical unmanned air vehicle and vertical take-off and landing Tanan unmanned rotorcraft. A development contract for the Atlante is nearing its conclusion, and with successful flight tests already performed, Jens Nielsen, head of unmanned aerial systems for the company’s Military Aircraft business unit, says it is “talking to several people about being potential customers”.194 US Military UAS Class A Accidents Since 2001
More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, a record of calamity that exposes the potential dangers of throwing open American skies to drone traffic, according to a year-long Washington Post investigation.
AirDog Auto-Follow Action Sports UAS
The goal of this Kickstarter project is to launch production of the AirDog, It is a simple to use personal UAS for every surfer, snow-skate-wake-kite-boarder, MX or BMX rider. The AirDog is a new development in personal UAS technology, developed by a group of engineers who are passionate about action sports. Continue reading
Global Hawk First Flight from Misawa
The RQ-4 Global Hawk made its first operational flight out of Misawa Air Base on June 6. The flight marked two milestones: the first time an RQ-4 mission has flown out of Japan, and the first operational mission flown out of a jointly-used civilian and military airfield. Continue reading