Some daytime scenes from around the playa at Burning Man 2013 – the surreal celebration of fleeting beauty, self-reliance, generosity, and elaborate self-expression held every year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Continue reading
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UK Increases Use of Armed UAS in Afghanistan
The proportion of British UAS using missiles in Afghanistan has doubled in the last five years, official figures show. In 2008, there were 296 missions over Afghanistan and one or more missiles was deployed by a British-operated Reaper on 14 missions, 5 per cent of the total number of sorties. But in 2012, there were 892 missions by British UAS, with weapons being fired on 92 occasions – more than 10 per cent of all sorties. Continue reading
Deer Trail Clerk Returning Cheques for UAS Hunting Licences
Deer Trail can’t keep up with demand for licenses to hunt unmanned aircraft systems — even though the town hasn’t yet passed an ordinance allowing them to be issued. Continue reading
Yukon Prospector Searches for Gold with UAS
A gold prospector from Yukon is using unmanned aircraft and other technologies to survey huge stretches of land for mineral deposits, and leaving less of an environmental footprint in the process. Continue reading
Satellite Images Reveal Iran UAS Base Extensions
The unmanned aircraft system (UAS) base on the Iranian island of Qeshm has undergone significant development in recent years, as revealed by DigitalGlobe satellite imagery. Continue reading
Chinese Courier Service SFExpress Testing Parcel Delivery by OctaCopter
S.F. Express, one of the largest couriers in China, is testing delivering parcels with octacopters. It is reported that it is developed in house (in Chinese). See video below: Continue reading
Iran Claims to Have Jet-Powered UAS
The Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defence Base, Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said Iran’s latest UAS, the Haazem 3, has been designed and built for special and strategic purposes. “Haazem 3 is a jet(-engine) UAS and (designed) for specific and strategic goals,” Brigadier General Esmayeeli said. Continue reading
Australian Animal Rights Group HexaCopter Controls Free Range Farms
Animal Liberation activists in Australia have dramatically stepped up their campaign against intensive livestock production, with their first official investigation using a hexacopter to capture aerial footage. Continue reading