General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it opened an office in Abu Dhabi in August to support its Middle East and North African (MENA) customers. Additionally, it will support the United Arab Emirates, the first customer of the Predator RPA -series outside of the U.S. and NATO countries.
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Denmark Tests Drone License Plates
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the Danish Transport and Construction Agency are now joining forces to support and promote the development of technological and infrastructural solutions that will ensure the effective and safe use of drones. Continue reading
Drone Strikes Could Cause Jet Engine Failure
Researchers at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering say drones as small as 8 pounds will have “devastating” effects if sucked into the turbofan engines of commercial aircrafts. Continue reading
RPA Crashes in Afghanistan
A remotely piloted aircraft crashed Wednesday in Afghanistan while on a surveillance mission, US Forces Afghanistan said. The aircraft crashed at 4:45 p.m. local time in the mountains of the Mosahi District in Kabul province, Army Col. Michael Lawhorn, US Forces-Afghanistan spokesman, said in a statement. The Pentagon on Wednesday was unable to disclose the owner or type of aircraft. There were no reports of casualties in the mishap.
Source: Air Force Magazine
Scientific Systems to Develop Visual UAV Control Systems
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) announces it has been awarded a contract from the Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop autonomous visual control systems for small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) operating in cluttered outdoor and indoor environments without GPS or human operator assistance. Continue reading
DigitalGlobe Helps Create Drone Air Traffic Control
Data mined from DigitalGlobe‘s satellite images are at the center of a system that could change how drones operate in the U.S. and globally. Continue reading
Drone Cuts Power to West Hollywood Residents
Authorities are looking for the pilot of a drone that flew into power lines Monday in West Hollywood and knocked out service to hundreds of Southern California Edison customers, officials said. Continue reading
DroneTracker Gets Upgrades
Dedrone announced that its professional system to battle the threat of unmanned domestic drones is getting an upgrade. The DroneTracker detects unmanned aircraft and guards against spying, smuggling, potential terrorist attacks and invasions of personal privacy. The latest version of DroneTracker incorporates new hardware and more than 400 software improvements, including an HD camera, tighter integration with existing security monitoring systems and stronger acoustical detection. Continue reading