Earlier this week an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was being tested for an aerial survey the 6.5 miles of track belonging to the Bodmin and Wenford Railway company.
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Brazilian Navy Trials ScanEagle
The Brazilian Navy has recently conducted trials with the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle. Continue reading
Stun Gun Toting UAS Demonstrated at SXSW
Chaotic Moon, demonstrated its Project C.U.P.I.D. – Chaotic Unmanned Personal Intercept Drone – at SXSW this weekend. It is a six-rotor remotely-controlled aircraft that carries an 80,000 volt stun gun with which it can bring down a crime suspect. Continue reading
Watchkeeper Approved for UK Army Training Flights
Watchkeeper, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by Thales for the British Army, has been given a Release To Service by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD). Continue reading
UAS Film Napa Valley Vineyards
Two Napa Valley filmmakers are using emerging and somewhat controversial technology to capture spectacular aerial footage of vineyards, wineries and other wine country locations. Adam Krolfifer and Bret Lyman teamed up last year to purchase a custom-made, remote-controlled helicopter and create their aerial cinematography company, ActionChopper. Continue reading
Gold Hill Resources Files For A Patent Improving UAS Based Metal Detection
Gold Hill Resources, Inc., a mining and subsurface detection technology company, announced that it has filed seven new patents over the course of last year including a patent application regarding Advanced Geophysical Receiving (AGR) technology embedded in a UAS based detection system. The AGR technology will allow the UAS to send back the location of precious metals to the operator. Continue reading
Hungarian Team Creates Flock of QuadCopters
A Hungarian team has created UAS that can fly as a coordinated flock. The researchers watched as the ten autonomous robots took to the air in a field outside Budapest, zipping through the open sky, flying in formation or even following a leader, all without any central control.
Lockheed Martin Gets Contract For SMSS-KMAX Cooperative Teaming Demo
Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.S. Army Robotics Technology Consortium to conduct a fully autonomous reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition experiment using both its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) unmanned ground vehicle and K-MAX unmanned aircraft.