Germany’s express delivery and mail company Deutsche Post DHL is testing a UAS that could be used to deliver urgently needed goods to hard-to-reach places. The small pilotless helicopter flew a package of medicine Monday from a pharmacy in the town of Bonn to the company’s headquarters on the other side of the Rhine River. Continue reading
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Tijuana, Mexico to Use Unmanned Aircraft to Aid Public Safety
UAS soon could help Tijuana authorities monitor traffic, evaluate accident scenes, detect landslides and control wildfires. Mayor Jorge Astiazarán said this week that he’s preparing to buy several small, unmanned aircraft for the city, making Tijuana one of the first municipal governments in Mexico to use UAS.
Northrop Grumman RQ-180 – More Stealth, More Efficiency
A large, classified unmanned aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman is now flying—and it demonstrates a major advance in combining stealth and aerodynamic efficiency. Defence and intelligence officials say the secret unmanned aircraft system (UAS), designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, is scheduled to enter production for the U.S. Air Force and could be operational by 2015.
US Forest Service Marijuana-Busting UAS Transfer to Fire Fighting
The U.S. Forest Service’s controversial UAS programme, at first earmarked to spy out illegal marijuana cultivation in California, may have found new life, according to agency documents posted last week by the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
Russia’s $3M UAS Inventory Update
Russia’s defence ministry has signed a deal worth over Rb100 million ($3 million) with Kazan-based Eniks for delivery of 34 short-range surveillance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Louisville Hosts Quadcopter Battle
LVL1 Hackerspace is hosting a “Quadcopter Ultimate Arial Combat Competition (QUACC) – Louisville’s first ever Quadcopter battle.It is limited to 16 competitors, who have to use a specific quadcopter, chosen for it’s low price tag. The quadcopters can be modified for battle, but everyone has to start with the same base model to keep things fair (a Syma X1 Model). Continue reading
Amazon Stunt Latest in Long Line of Wacky UAS Delivery Projects
Amazon’s publicity stunt certainly caught the attention of the world’s media, playing up on interest/fear of “drones” invading our lives, and leveraged by the sheer size of Amazon’s potential reach. But wacky projects using QuadCopters for delivery are abundant – we’ve covered several in recent months. Continue reading
Virginia Tech Gets $2.6M to Operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site
The Commonwealth of Virginia announced it will award more than $2.6 million over three years in t (FACT) funds to Virginia Tech to operate an unmanned aircraft systems test site in the state, officials from the governor’s office said Monday.