Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has transformed the Harop UAS into a suicide drone capable of carrying out targeted attacks. The Harop, which is capable of flying for hours, has been transformed into a potential missile, as up to 10kg of explosives can be carried in the nose of the aircraft.
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UAS Tracks Down Brazilian Drug Baron in Rio
Police intelligence officer Adriano Barbosa tracked the drug gang leader known as “Little P” for almost a month as part of Brazil’s push to curb violence in Rio de Janeiro’s slums before the World Cup.
Airbus to Target UAS Record with Improved Zephyr
Airbus will later this year conduct a flight test campaign with an improved version of the Zephyr high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system design recently acquired from Qinetiq, and believes a niche market exists for the product. Continue reading
Chocolate Quadcopter
Mike C from Zurich and his girlfriend have successfully created a fully functional chocolate quadcopter.The quadcopter has a frame made out of chocolate and the battery, motors and controllers were mounted on top of a different material to keep the chocolate from melting as long as possible. Continue reading
Belize Fisheries Department to Deploy UAS
In their effort to become more efficient the Belize Fisheries Department is now employing high-tech UAS to help with maritime enforcement. The media was invited to the unveiling of these state of the art aircraft which will now be their eyes over the water. It might look like just a remote controlled plane, but this sophisticated new toy for the Fisheries Department is a UAS. Continue reading
Winners of 3D Printed UAS Challenge
iMaterialize, a Belgium based company, which aims to make high quality 3D printing accessible to as many people as possible, launched a contest back in February, along with Autodesk and Flexbot, to see who could come up with the most creative 3D printed UAS designs. They have now announced the winners of that contest. Continue reading
First Flights in UK Airspace For Global Hawk
A United States Air Force Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft has for the first time flown through UK airspace as part of a NATO trial known as Unified Vision 2014. The Global Hawk aircraft flew from an Air Base in the Mediterranean and across several European countries, including the UK, to-and-from the trial area in Norway. Continue reading
Luxury Hotel Delivers Champagne by QuadCopter
A luxury hotel is taking Champagne delivery to a whole new level with a soaring bottle service by quadcopter.The Mansion at Casa Madrona in California unleashed their state-of-the-art octo-copter earlier this month to deliver the residents precious bubbly. The service is specifically for guests staying in the hotel’s most luxurious suite – where nights start at $10,000. Continue reading