Under the RAPAZ Programme, the Spanish Ministry of Defence has signed a service contract with Spanish UAV manufacturer Unmanned Solutions (USOL) to assess operational capacities of USOL system ALCOTAN, a 3.5 kg fixed-wing UAV providing up to 1-hour autonomy and monitoring capabilities in visible and thermal spectrum.
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Benefits of Fire Focused Drone Training
Global drone consultancy company, ConsortiQ demonstrates the benefits of its unique and specialised industrial drone training in new current-affairs style programme ‘Beyond Blue Lights’. Continue reading
GoPro Launches Karma Foldable Drone
GoPro has unveiled the long-awaited and much-anticipated Karma multirotor drone.
Hovercraft Technology on Hybrid Airship
Hovercraft can travel over land, water and ice. The technology behind the Hybrid Airship, the cargo-hauling ship of the skies, allows this hybrid craft to travel virtually anywhere. Continue reading
Amazon Drones to Hitch Rides on Trucks or Buses
When Amazon eventually starts delivering items via drone, the company wants the option to land its unmanned aircrafts on trucks or buses for a portion of the journey, a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows.
SimActive V 6.5 Brings Picture-in-Picture 3D Viewing
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has announced Correlator3D version 6.5 with a new picture-in-picture (PiP) feature. The PiP brings a 3D rendered view of projects through an inset window, visible at all times to streamline processing and editing. Continue reading
Piaggio to Roll Out Second HammerHead Prototype
Piaggio Aerospace will shortly roll out the second prototype of its P.1 HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), to expedite the flight test process which took a hit when one of the flight test aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in last May. Continue reading
Firstec to Market UVision Loitering Systems in S. Korea
UVision Air Ltd. – a pioneer in the area of lethal aerial loitering systems of all sizes – has partnered with South Korean firm, Firstec Co., Ltd. According to the MOU, FIRSTEC will market and sell the company’s short-range HERO-30 Lethal Loitering Systems to the South Korean market. Continue reading