Boeing just posted this video of its Phantom Swift X-Plane prototype that was designed and built in less than a month. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Aerobiologist Tacks Airborne Microbes with UAS
Aerobiologist David Schmale hunts killers. An associate professor of food safety and plant biosecurity at Virgina Tech, Schmale sends UAS armed with petri dishes into the atmosphere to capture airborne crop pathogens. Continue reading
Successful First Flight for Aurora Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences announced on Tuesday at the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference that the Orion Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) successfully completed its first flight on August 24, 2013. Continue reading
Onboard a BAE Jetstream 31 Unmanned Test Flight
BAE Systems granted CNN exclusive access to one of their unmanned test flights in early July, allowing passengers aboard for the first time in the process. Continue reading
NOAA to Test Unmanned Aircraft to Monitor Florida Keys Wildlife
NOAA will test whether an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) can help scientists at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary observe and monitor wildlife at close range with minimal disturbance, locate marine debris and better understand how boaters use the sanctuary. Continue reading
MIT Develops UAs Campus Guide for Freshers
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Navigating a new campus is all part of the nostalgic movie montage that is freshman year of college. The changing leaves! The quaint Gothic architecture! The… UAS tour guide? Continue reading
Canadian Police Deploy UAS to Solve 2 Year Old Murder Mystery
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Hobbema is hoping that a unique piece of technology will help solve a two-year-old murder case. Continue reading
NAVAIR Flight Tests Autonomous Aerial Refuelling
The US Navy is continuing the development of its Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) programme, recently completing another phase of its Autonomous Aerial Refuelling (AAR) tests with an optionally piloted Learjet. Continue reading