New photos of the Altius-M UAS which should be a competitor to the American Reaper UAS were revealed last week. It weighs five tons, can reach a range of 10,000 kilometers and stay aloft for 48 hours. Continue reading
Russian Reaper Revealed
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South Korea Investigates Crashed North Korean UAS
South Korea has tentatively concluded that two unidentified UAS recently found near the border with North Korea are from the communist nation, officials said, a finding that raises questions about Seoul’s air defence amid heightened military tensions in the region. Continue reading
Australian UAS Operators Call for Stricter Regulation of Illegal Unmanned Aircraft
The Australian Certified UAV Operators Association (ACUO) is calling for the current Federal Government Aviation Safety Regulation Review to back a harder line to combat the growing problem of illegal unmanned aircraft operations. Continue reading
UAS to Monitor Traffic in South Africa
Kagiso New Media and radio station Jacaranda FM, both of which are subsidiaries of Kagiso Media, have announced plans to run a proof-of-concept pilot starting this week that will investigate the feasibility of using unmanned aircraft systems(UAS) to provide real-time traffic updates to residents of Gauteng (the province that includes Johannesburg and Pretoria).
UAS Films Liverpool Waters £5.5BN Development Site
Specialist aerial photography company IronBird, which is based in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle creative sector, has been appointed by property firm Peel to film its Liverpool Waters development site. IronBird will use remotely piloted craft to film the site, which Peel wants to transform into a £5.5bn commercial, retail, residential and leisure development.
Top Gun 2 Will Pit Tom Cruise Against UAS
“Top Gun 2” is still happening according to Jerry Bruckheimer, and its plot is as modern as ever. The super producer stopped by HuffPost Live to discuss his new book, “Jerry Bruckheimer: When Lightning Strikes, Four Decades of Filmmaking,” and also explained how the sequel could exist in today’s world of warfare. Continue reading
Superman POV with GoPro
It was in fact filmed with a DJI Phantom 2 mounted with a GoPro 3… Continue reading
Search & Rescue Teams UAS Exercises in New Zealand
Search and Rescue Teams from around the top of New Zealand’s South Island met in the Molesworth Station at the weekend for a LandSAR exercise. The teams were using unmanned aircraft systems as part of their live scenarios. Continue reading