Russia-based Radar MMS released further details of its BPV-500 vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the MAKS 2017 airshow in Zhukovsky near Moscow. Continue reading
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Public Safety Training at 2017 Drone World Expo
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), DJI, and Fly-Robotics will be presenting a public safety training workshop as part of the pre-conference offerings at Drone World Expo 2017, taking place October 3-4 at the San Jose Convention Center. The workshop will be held on Monday, October 2nd from 9am – 12 pm and 1pm – 4 pm. Continue reading
Insitu’s RoboFlight Academy
Spencer Honald, left, an incoming senior at The Dalles High School, and college senior Julian Rogers were mentors at last week’s RoboFlight Academy,
A pile of eight gutted Ironman toys sat on the gym floor last week at Insitu’s RoboFlight Academy, held at Henkle Middle School in White Salmon. The remote-controlled flying toys had been stripped of their circuit boards and motors, which were put to better use in a variety of made-from-scratch drones by the 25 mostly Gorge area teens enrolled in the weeklong program, which just finished its sixth year. Continue reading
Unmanned Systems Presents Supercam S450 at MAKS
Izhevsk-based Unmanned Systems is using this year’s MAKS show to present a mock-up of its new development, the Supercam S450 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This upgraded version of the Supercam S350 baseline has its accumulator-powered endurance extended to eight hours and can carry four kilograms of payload. Continue reading
Russia Offers Advanced Reconnaissance UAV for Export
Russia’s Kronshtadt hi-tech firm has started to offer its Orion-E unmanned aerial vehicle for export, Kronshtadt CEO Armen Isaakyan said on Wednesday. Continue reading
UAV Technology Central & Eastern Europe Conference
A recent study conducted by Goldman Sachs forecast $100 billion market opportunity for UAV market between now and 2020.* Out of this, $70 billion is expected to end up in the military market as UAVS continue to be the platform of choice for defence forces optimising reconnaissance and surveillance capability across both land and sea. Continue reading
Paris Air Show 52nd Edition Results and Videos
SIAE, organiser of the Paris Air Show , has just published the final results of the 52nd Edition , showing a record-breaking number of 2,381 exhibitors from 48 countries. Continue reading
Unmanned Boat to Carry UAS at China Tech Fair
Chinese unmanned boats will carry UAVs and underwater drones in rescue missions and anti-terrorism operations. Continue reading