L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) has successfully demonstrated that the government-standard Bandwidth Efficient Common Data Link (BE-CDL) waveform can be transmitted through small, low-cost terminals designed for platforms under 30 pounds. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Aerovel Corporation VTOL Flexrotor Test Flight with Imaging Turret
The Aerovel Corporation has successfully test flown it’s VTOL Flexrotor, with payload imaging from its turret, opening the way for production ramp up and commercial sales. Continue reading
Ugandan UAS on Display
The year 2014 could be filled with technological innovation especially in the space industry. In 2010, a story about Ugandans making an aircraft in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb, was quickly dismissed as a joke. But that didn’t diminish the enthusiasm of the young innovators. Continue reading
DJI Phantom Delivers Winners Envelopes at Oregon Tech Awards
At the Oregon Technology Awards last week, the envelopes containing the results were delivered by quadcopter. Continue reading
UAS Video of SPACEX F9R First Flight Test to 250m
Nice UAS-filmed video of Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) taking its first test flight at the Spacex rocket development facility. F9R lifts off from a launch mount to a height of approximately 250m, hovers and then returns for landing just next to the launch stand. Continue reading
UAS Inspect Energy Sites in California
Skycatch, a year-old start-up based in San Francisco that has raised $3.2 million from Google and other investors, builds UAS for the energy industry. The company has already signed deals to test its technology with the construction giants Bechtel and DPR; First Solar, a developer of photovoltaic power plants; and SolarCity, a solar panel installer. Continue reading
A Symphony for Flying Robots
KMel Robotics presents a team of flying robots that have taken up new instruments to play a fresh take on familiar themes. Continue reading
FAA Announces First UAS Test Site Operational
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday that the first of six test sites chosen to perform unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research is operational more than two-and-a-half months ahead of the deadline specified for the programme by Congress. Continue reading