An eye-catching stunt to pilot a drone over 10 kilometres of stunning Hong Kong countryside in order to deliver a chocolate bar to a friend took months of careful planning, one of the project’s pilots has revealed. Continue reading
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Dutch Interceptor Project Combats Unlawful UAV Use
European UAV manufacturer Aerialtronics has been working with the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) to develop the Interceptor, a system aimed at protecting the public from potential threats resulting from the unlawful use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Super Bowl to Be a ‘No Drone Zone’
The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering this Sunday’s Super Bowl game a “no drone zone” in a YouTube video that urges recreational drone users within flying distance of the Glendale, Arizona stadium to “leave your drone at home.” Continue reading
Obama Calls for UAS Regulation After White House Crash
President Barack Obama has used the crash-landing of a drone at the White House Monday as an opportunity to emphasise the importance of regulating unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Swiss Federation of Civil Drones Joins UVS International
The Swiss Federation of Civil Drones (SFCD), which has 70 corporate members, has joined UVS International. Continue reading
New RPAS Positioning Technology Unveiled
Novadem, France has unveiled a new positioning technology for RPAS allowing automatic inspection of structures without GPS coverage. The LPS (Local Positioning System) technology, using its own terrestrial beacons and totally independent of satellite coverage, permits, for the first time, to perform fully automatic inspection with centimeter accuracy of structures. Continue reading
Poland Launches Tactical UAV Tender
Poland’s Ministry of Defence has launched a tender to acquire 12 sets of middle-range tactical unmanned aerial vehicles and 15 sets of mini-UAVs for the armed forces. The Ministry says it is aiming to significantly boost the military’s surveillance capacity.
All initial bids are to be submitted by Feb. 16, with the price criterion representing some 60 percent of the points tbe assigned to offers submitted in the tender procedure.
Russia’s Unmanned NextGen Fighter Based on MIG Skat Stealth UCAV Prototype
Russian designers are proceeding with development of an unmanned “sixth-generation” fighter jet, former Air Force chief Pyotr Deinekin said Monday.