UAS VISION
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All it takes is a patch of fog to ruin Thomas Swoyer’s day. Swoyer runs the first and only fully operational hub for researching, testing and developing commercial drones in the United States, from those used for military reconnaissance to ones that may drop packages at your front door someday.
“Oh wow, that’s amazing! It’s still flying,” commented Guido de Croon enthusiastically about a drone’s flying skills in Tomatoworld’s greenhouse in the Netherlands. Continue reading
An unmanned aircraft system powered by liquid hydrogen fuel made its maiden flight in Eastern Oregon recently, an important step toward a future of using the clean energy source in aviation and other industries and potentially reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Continue reading
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) have applauded the House passage of the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act, a bill within the jurisdiction of the committee. Continue reading
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary a $191.8 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to procure another 13 RQ-21A Blackjack and 25 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
On a battlefield a decade or so in the future, a C-130 drops a pallet loaded with small, expendable drones, which break off and immediately begin flying toward a formation of F-35s. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the launch of the next-generation VAPOR Helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS), VAPOR 55 MX. Continue reading
Teleplan Globe, software and system solutions company from Oslo and Munich-based drone manufacturer Quantum-Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate the FACNAV battle space management system into the Quantum-Systems Vector & Scorpion 2-in-1 platform. Continue reading