Strategy and budget realities are two aspects of the US Defense Department’s new Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap, released on Tuesday. The report to Congress is an attempt to chart how unmanned systems fit into the defence of the nation.
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Madrid Tests UAS for City Surveillance
Madrid City Hall is testing a UAS with plans to watching the city from the air. The aim is for them to be used by the emergency services, and a municipal spokesperson has said they have tested them several times, including in September, during an event organised to celebrate if Madrid was chosen to hold the 2020 Olympic Games. Continue reading
France to Use First Reapers to Hunt al Qaeda in Mali
France will deploy its first US-made unarmed unmanned surveillance aircraft to West Africa by the end of the year, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday, as it seeks to “eliminate all traces of al Qaeda”. Continue reading
Philippine Army UAS Open Day
The Philippine Army showcased to the public its UAS at a static display at Camp Aguinaldo as part of the anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday. Continue reading
Flapping Wing MAV Performs 9 Minutes of Autonomous Flight
The DelFly Explorer, developed by the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, is the first flapping wing MAV that can perform autonomous flight. It carries a stereo vision system with processing onboard which is used to avoid obstacles. Continue reading
North American Aerospace Defense Command Prepares to Track Santa
In 1958, the governments of Canada and the United States created a bi-national air defence command for North America called the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, which then took on the tradition of tracking Santa. Continue reading
Laser-Equipped UAS to Scan Paths Through Finnish Forests
Finnish startup Sharper Shape was originally created with a year’s collaboration between major Finnish utility companies and a devoted group of engineers and had a very specific problem it set out to solve from the very beginning. Continue reading
UAS Surveillance of Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia
If there is suspicious movement at Russia’s Sochi Winter Olympic Games next year, unmanned surveillance aircraft positioned over stadiums, roads and railroads will be there transmitting the images live to Russian security services. Continue reading