When a current passes between two electrodes — one thinner than the other — it creates a wind in the air between. If enough voltage is applied, the resulting wind can produce a thrust without the help of motors or fuel. Continue reading
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UAV Factory Offers Super Silent UAS Muffler
After 7 months of the extensive development and testing, UAV Factory has released details of the low-noise muffler for small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
UAS Technology is Awsome..
This video shows Unmanned Aircraft Systems help the CFT Warrior complete its mission. Continue reading
Germany Favours Heron Over Predator
Germany is in talks with Israel to buy weaponised UAS for its military that are seen as more technologically advanced than US ones, according to the weekly Der Spiegel. Continue reading
US Army $683M UAS Shopping List for Fiscal 2014
The U.S. Army announced April 10 that it is seeking $5 billion in fiscal 2014 to buy or upgrade its helicopter fleet and acquire more large and small unmanned aircraft to provide ground troops with better intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Continue reading
BAE Prepares Taranis Tests at Woomera
The most secretive piece of airspace in Australia – the RAAF-run Woomera flight test range in South Australia – will make history later this year when BAE’s Taranis makes its maiden test flight above the desert. The rocket range is the second busiest launch pad in the world after NASA’s Cape Canaveral in Florida. Continue reading
Iranian UAS Built in Gaza
Israel recently destroyed two UAS development sites in Gaza that were using Iranian knowhow to build basic unmanned air systems (UAS). Continue reading
Oregon State University UAS to Monitor Potato Crops
Researchers with Oregon State University believe new remote-controlled aircraft could help farmers better manage resources in the field, lowering their costs while increasing yield of high-value crops. Continue reading