The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to soon green light the use of small unmanned aircraft by emergency services. Continue reading
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AAI Gets $600M Mid-Endurance UAS Award from US Special Operations Command
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, announced that it has won the competitive Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) II award from the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Continue reading
Silicon Valley Develops Drone Subculture
Techies in Silicon Valley are sending the three-to-six foot wide unmanned aircraft, guided by computers, radios and soon cell-phones, to survey fields, capture action shots from the air or follow them around to snap photos at optimal angles. Continue reading
Iran Claims its Stealth UAS Photograph US Warships in Persian Gulf
A senior Iranian military commander claims Iran’s stealth surveillance aircraft photograph US aircraft carriers and other warships cruising the waters off Iran. Continue reading
Hawaii Harbour’s Surveillance UAS Still Grounded
The State of Hawaii purchased an unmanned surveillance aircraft last year to patrol the skies over Honolulu Harbour but the aircraft can’t be flown because of heavy air traffic in the area. Continue reading
CAE and Aeronautics Begin Miskam UAS Test Flights
CAE and Aeronautics have announced that the first series of flights of the Miskam unmanned aircraft system (UAS) have been conducted successfully over the past several weeks at the UAS Centre of Excellence (Centre d’excellence des drones) located at Alma airport in Quebec, Canada. Continue reading
Australian Hoverbike Ready for Take Off
An Australian named Chris Malloy has built a Hoverbike from motorbike parts, which he claims can fly at 173mph at an altitude of 3,000 metres. Continue reading
Wright State Consortium Gets $3.5M Loan to Build UAS Operator Research Centre
A consortium of the Wright State Research Institute and area companies will create 50 full-time jobs with an average wage of about $90,000 a year to work with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to study human performance. Continue reading