An Unmanned Systems Marketplace debuts this year at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), being held this week in Las Vegas. The marketplace highlights the burgeoning technology in drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and other unmanned systems controlled by onboard computers or remotely from the ground.
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Skynet Drone Delivery Mailbox
A futuristic mailbox designed in Townsville has made the semi-finals of the inaugural million-dollar Drones for Good prize, an international contest intended to steer drone development towards improving people’s lives. Royal Australian Air Force corporal Clinton Burchat’s ominously named Skynet builds on plans by Amazon and Google to deliver small packages by drone. Continue reading
3D Measurement & Imaging Conference in December
Peter van Blyenburgh, President, Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) International, Valentijn de Leeuw, Vice President, ARC Advisory Group, and Shabtay Negry, COO, Mantis Vision will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming SPAR Europe 3D Measurement & Imaging Conference and European LiDAR Mapping Forum, taking place 8-10 December, 2014 at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Continue reading
Spitfire Flying Demonstration
Spitfire Mk. Ia N3200, was produced at Woolston with final assembly at Eastliegh. Delivered to the RAF between September the 8th 1939 & January the 20th 1940. Continue reading
China’s CASIC Reveals New Stealth WJ-500 UAV
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. has unveiled a new WJ-series UAV. Continue reading
Bringing The Civil RPAS Community Together
The upcoming RPAS CivOps conference (2-4 Dec. 2014, Brussels, Belgium) should be seen in the light of following points which will have a significant influence on the world’s civil RPAS community: Continue reading
Chinese UAS Photographs Disputed Japan Islands
A private Chinese company is displaying a UAS that it says took photographs of the disputed Senkaku Islands, a claim doubted by outside observers. The Haiyao 1 unmanned surveillance aircraft, produced by an aircraft manufacturer from Jiangsu province, has attracted visitors at the 5th UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) China Conference and Exhibition in Beijing, which started on Sept. 16.
Drone Zone Debuts at Reno Air Races
Thousands of people enjoyed day three of the National Championship Air Races Friday. This year, a new event is becoming a popular attraction. The Drone Zone is a small unmanned aerial system challenge, or better known as a drone challenge. Organizers said the event is a fun way to educate and let people see what this new technology can do. Continue reading