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
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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.
18 Year Old in Nancy, France, Prosecuted for UAS Video on YouTube
A Court in Nancy is prosecuting a young man because he filmed the city with a UAS . The video was posted on YouTube and has been viewed more than 400,000 times. The authorities became interested and he is now being sued for “endangering the lives of others”. Continue reading
Philippines TV Use UAS for News Reporting and Rescue Operations
In the Philippines, UNTV, a broadcasting company, is going to deploy UAS for news reporting.The network reports that it has already used its DJI Phantom for a number of news reports, including providing aerial video footage of areas hit by typhoon Haiyan, and even in daily traffic reporting. Continue reading
Renault Concept Car Kwid Features Roof-Mounted UAS
Kwid is an SUV concept unveiled at the Delhi Motor Show. Renault says the ‘Flying Companion’, which takes off on its missions from the rotating rear portion of the Kwid’s roof, can be flown manually from a tablet inside the car, or will operate its own pre-programmed flight sequence. Continue reading
IAI Unveils Super Heron – Heavy Fuel Unmanned Aircraft System
Israel Aerospace Industries‘ (IAI) revealed its new Super Heron heavy fuel Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) during a special ceremony held at the IAI chalet at the Singapore Air Show. Continue reading
Malaysia to Procure UAS for Maritime Security
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will use UAS as eyes in the sky to fight crime, smuggling and intrusion at sea. The agency’s director-general Maritime Admiral Mohd Amdan Kurish said the agency expected to rely on fixed-wing and rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as part of its strategy. Continue reading