People who fire guns at UAS are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned. Continue reading
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OctoCopters for Mountain Rescue in the UK
A specialised search and rescue UAS will go on patrol in the Lake District. Anyone will be able to follow the maiden flight of the AeroSee UAS, developed at the University of Central Lancashire.
Israeli Industry Develops Unmanned Systems Network
Israel’s defence industry is working on a networked system that will enable joint operations of unmanned air systems, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned maritime systems (UMS). Continue reading
Integrated UAS-Based Survey Services for the Archaeological Sector
Wessex Archaeology and Callen-Lenz have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bring together advanced remote sensing techniques using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with proven archaeological techniques to deliver cost-effective wide area surveys to developers, consultants and planners.
DJI Phantom vs Parrot AR 2.0 – QuadCopter Comparative Test
Soldier’s Tech Battlefield, John P. from Geek Beat visits the Rev3 studios ready to talk Quadcopter Drones. Continue reading
Taranis Demonstrator Delivered to Australian Test Site
The Taranis UCAV concept demonstrator is currently sitting at the remote Woomera test centre in South Australia in preparation for a first flight scheduled for September, said the sources, who asked not to be named. Continue reading
Lost Link Caused Predator Crash in Turkey
The US military has confirmed the previously unreported loss of two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraftin separate incidents during operational missions in Turkey and Mali. Continue reading
QF-4 Target Drone Crash on Florida Highway
Florida was the site of a target drone crash on Wednesday as the unmanned aircraft experienced problems during take-off. The crash led to an explosion and closed US 98 Highway, near Tyndall Air Base. Continue reading