Early this month, Liaoning General Aviation Academy displayed China’s first carbon material fuel cell powered UAS “LEINIAO”. Continue reading
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Unmanned Systems Group First Flight of Discoverer II
Unmanned Systems Group (UMS) has announced the maiden flight of the Discoverer II Remotely Piloted Air System on 3rd September 2012 from the Karlskoga airfield in Sweden. Continue reading
Miami-Dade Police Asks FAA for One-Year UAS License Extension
A year and a half ago, Miami-Dade Police Department received two Honeywell T-Hawks as part of a Department of Justice grant. It was the first large metro force in the nation to get these metallic eyes in the sky, and hoped to use them as support during hostage situations and police standoffs. Continue reading
Sea Shepherd UAS Captures Footage of Sealers in Namibia
At the crack of dawn the O.R.C.A Force successfully launched their unmanned aircraft to capture footage of the sealers at Cape Cross, Namibia. The images captured from the video stream shows the area of the seal reserve, the sealers stepping out of their vehicles and the full truck leaving the Cape Cross area to drive off to the seal processing factory. Continue reading
AeroVironment Posts 1st Quarter Loss of $1.4M
AeroVironment Inc. posted a first-quarter loss of $1.4 million, or 6 cents a share, brought on by decreased sales of its unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Ars Electronica World Record with 49 Swarming Quadcopters at Arts Festival
The highlight of this year’s Voestalpine Klangwolke Festival in Linz, Austria, was a choreographed air show with 49 quadcopters equipped with LEDs. Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ascending Technologies GmbH set a world record with the largest swarm of these “quadrocopters” outdoors at the same time. Continue reading
Syrian Rebels Build DIY Unmanned Aircraft
This video shows what is believed to be the first Free Syrian Army UAS. Continue reading
UAS Mapping Underground Faults and Fractures in Surprise Valley
From September 1-13, a team of scientists and engineers are collecting magnetic data using ground surveys and a UAS, to map the geophysics below the surface of Surprise Valley, a quiet rural community of about 1,000, set amidst a vast high desert landscape dotted with hot springs and dry lakebeds in the northeastern corner of California. Continue reading