The 1st Infantry Division made history Sept. 30 by flying an unmanned aerial system for the first time in the Army in Federal Aviation Administration-controlled airspace.
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Siberians Design UAS for Extreme Arctic Climate
Scientists of the Omsk State Technical University have created an unmanned aircraft for the work in the extreme conditions of the Arctic region, head of the university’s Experimental Design Bureau Small Unmanned Vehicles Pavel Pogarsky told TASS. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Solution Responds to UAS Threats
At this year’s Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, Lockheed Martin unveiled a new capability that will allow users to detect and counter emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The solution, ICARUS, was designed to operate defensively in various threat environments. Continue reading
Google Registers Two New UAVs with FAA
Earlier this month, Google filed paperwork with the Federal Aviation Administration for two new unmanned aerial vehicles, registering the craft to the company’s Boulder, Colorado., office, rather than its main campus in Mountain View, California. Continue reading
UK Takes Lead in UAV Regulation
The UK’s Department for Transport has claimed the country is pioneering ahead of European and international airspace regulators to rapidly look at integrating unmanned air vehicles into national airspace. Continue reading
US Army Demonstrates Counter UAS Technology
Army engineers, who are seeking to adapt ongoing research to counter aerial systems that could threaten Soldiers, successfully shot down two aircraft as part of their final technology demonstration. Continue reading
Cyberhawk Launches Commercial UAV Wind Turbine Inspection Service
Cyberhawk Innovations, an aerial inspection and surveying company using UAVs, has marked its busiest ever year in the renewables sector with the launch of a commercial scale inspection solution for wind turbine blades.
UAV Project Tracks the Movement of Weather
A US research effort is looking to develop an unmanned air vehicle-based capability that will allow scientists and meteorologists to track the movement of weather as it develops. Continue reading