A multimillion-pound drone was scrapped after it crashed at a Ceredigion airfield, according to a declassified report.
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USAF to Provide More Pay, Bases for RPAS
The US Air Force is about to take two more major steps as part of its “get well” program for the remotely piloted aircraft enterprise—a big pay boost for RPA pilots and new operating bases for the aircraft. Continue reading
Total Safety Partners with Era for UAS Inspections
Total Safety U.S. Inc., a provider of industrial inspection and integrated safety solutions, has announced the further expansion of its commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) solutions and an exclusive alliance and collaboration agreement with Era Group Inc., a helicopter transport operator. Continue reading
Sharper Shape Partners for Utility Monitoring in India
Palo Alto-based Sharper Shape, a provider of automated drone-based asset inspections, and Sterlite Power, India’s leading power transmission company, announced a strategic partnership to provide drone inspection services for utility assets in India. Continue reading
62 Passengers in Near Miss at UK Airport
A passenger plane landed at Newquay Airport with 62 people on board has narrowly missed colliding with a drone in the latest incident to spark concern about the gadgets.
Medical Deliveries by Drone in Maryland USA
The White House approved a pilot program last week that will allow Maryland’s Smith Island and two other remote communities in the U.S. to start receiving medical supplies via drone.
Soviet WW2 era Yakovlev Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian: Я́ковлев Як-3) was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by pilots and ground crew alike. It was one of the smallest and lightest major combat fighters fielded by any combatant during the war, and its high power-to-weight ratio gave it excellent performance. Continue reading
Two Way Communications with Emergency Services
AerWaze, an East Palo Alto technology company has developed Clear the Air, which provides a two way communications channel to UAV operators for safety related messages “While there are few good answers to those operating drones maliciously, AerWaze’s Clear the Air technology will help with operators acting in good faith,” claims co-founder Charles Marshall.