The armed UAS, shown in the video above released by Hamas, was purportedly launched by Gaza this morning, and they say it managed to make it all the way up north to Tel Aviv, before it was shot down by a Patriot missile battery. Continue reading
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NASA Hurricane Tracking UAS Competition
NASA has announced the winners of a competition to design a new UAS for tracking and collecting data on hurricanes. This year’s University Aeronautics Engineering Design Challenge called on university students to design a new UAS that can exceed the flight limitations of the systems currently used to gather storm data throughout the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, which runs June 1 to November 30.
Global Hawk Supports Nato JISR Trial
Northrop Grumman’s Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) has participated in a Nato exercise aimed at demonstrating and evaluating the alliance’s ability to coordinate and deploy critical joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (JISR) systems.
UAS Survey Wildlife in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Scientists say unmanned aircraft systems can be used to study wildlife in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands without harming the region’s fragile ecosystem. Continue reading
Ecuador and Brazil Manufacture UAS for UNASUR Countries
Ecuador is working with Brazil in the manufacture of prototype unmanned aircraft to be used by the countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNSAUR).
Fireworks Display Filmed from Inside
South African Jos Stiglingh flew his DJI Phantom 2 drone into the midst of a West Palm Beach, Florida fireworks display in May, and the resulting footage is stunning.Set to a dramatic Andrea Bocelli aria, the footage shows fireworks exploding sometimes right next to the UAS. Continue reading
US Government Accountability Office Calls for Wider Adoption of Open Systems Approach
Despite some positive developments in implementing an open systems approach to product development, congressional investigators found that the Defense Department faces several challenges, namely a preference to purchase proprietary systems.
Connecticut Restaurant Tests UAS Delivery of Chicken Wings
A Milford restaurant has experimented a different kind of way to receive food, rather than picking up or eating it. The Tilted Kilt in Milford recently tested out delivering chicken wings by drone, and they said the experiment was a success. Continue reading