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Spain’s National Institute for Aerospace Technology has agreed on the transfer of technology to Brazil for the production of Diana target drones. The agreement was signed with Brazilian company Equipaer Ind Aeronáutica and includes the delivery of two aircraft and remote control mechanisms, a statement of the Defence Ministry’s institution said. Continue reading
UAV Factory has released an EFI engine upgrade for the Penguin B platform. The upgrade includes the addition of a temperature control system for the cylinder head, a silent muffler, a new fuel injector map as well as a new air intake assembly. The upgrade extends the operational limits of the engine, reduces fuel consumption and improves reliability of the system. Continue reading
The past few months have been marked by numerous interesting developments affecting the French UAS legal framework. The main highlights can be summarised as follows: Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the first time. Conducted at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, the flight will allow the team to ramp up testing efforts to prepare the system for operations. Continue reading
A defective pitch-rate controller led to a QRF-4C Phantom II crash just eight seconds after take-off from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., July 17, 2013, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report just released. Continue reading
Effective Feb. 7, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) lifted the temporary grounding of its entire Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) fleet — an order that was put in place on Jan. 24 “out of an abundance of caution” following an Office of Air and Marine flight crew having had to ditch one of CBP’s multi-million dollar Predators in the Pacific Ocean at about 11:15 PM PST” on Jan. 27. Continue reading
Parrot AR Drone just published this video of a demonstration of a futuristic piloting mode with the next Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy product from Thalmic Labs. Continue reading