Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students and professors have designed an unmanned aircraft that will help keep poachers from killing sharks and whales near Ecuador. Continue reading
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Schiebel Camcopter Extreme Sports Videos – The Director’s Cut
For the past year and a half, Curt Morgan and his adventure-seeking production house Brain Farm, have been working closely with the makers of the Cineflex cameras, an advanced set of 35mm digital cameras that are capable of capturing high image quality with the highest level of stability in even the most rugged conditions. Continue reading
L-3 Communications Buys Thales Civil Training for £83M
L-3 Communications in New York has entered into an agreement to acquire the civil aircraft simulation and training business of Thales Training & Simulation Ltd., with facilities in the U.K., France, Germany, and Australia. Continue reading
US Marines Plan Rigorous K-MAX Tests in Afghanistan
The K-MAX cargo unmanned helicopter has impressed Marine Corps aviation leaders since the aircraft deployed to Afghanistan on Dec. 17, but the Marine Corps is not quite ready to give it the green light. Continue reading
US Army Tests Northrop Flying Wing
Shape look familiar? This historic video from the US National Archives shows the Northrop Flying Wing (N-1M) being tested over the Mojave Desert in 1941. Continue reading
University UAS Programmes Booming
Russell Peters is a junior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University , one of the top U.S. flight-training schools, who has no intention of taking to the skies. Continue reading
US Air Force Space Command Vice-Commander Discusses Cyber Operations
The Air Force Space Command Vice Commander discussed AF cyberspace operations during the opening session of the Space Foundation’s Cyber 1.2 conference at The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs on Monday.
PC-Aero Announces its First Unmanned Electric Aircraft
PC-Aero unveiled four new Electric Aircraft at the Aero 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany this week – including the new Elektra One Solar with added solar panels on the wings, and the Elektra Observer LT, the company’s first ever unmanned electric aircraft. Continue reading