Fresh photos of Marilyn Monroe have emerged showing the Hollywood pin-up ‘building’ drones for the US Army during World War II. At the time the photos were shot, in 1944 Monroe hadn’t yet taken up the famous stage name, nor had she dyed her curly locks blonde. Continue reading
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DARPA Wants Unmanned Submersible Mothership to Deploy UAS and UUVs
Unmanned vehicles designers at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., will brief industry next month on a project to develop an unmanned submersible designed to transport and deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) stealthily close to enemy operations. Continue reading
Indian Army Mistook Venus and Jupiter for Chinese Spy UAS
The Indian Army mistook Jupiter and Venus as unidentified flying intruders making nocturnal sorties from China into the skies above eastern Ladakh for over six months until astronomers brought their fears to ground, it has been disclosed. Continue reading
Man Behind Highway Drone Signs Steps Forward
Napa artist Stephen Whisler says he is the person who put up signs last week on Highway 101 and Highway 37 in Marin reading “Speed Enforced By Drones,” complete with a missile firing from the craft. Continue reading
Fake ‘Speed Enforced By Drones’ Signs Appear on California Highways
San Francisco Bay Area CBS station KPIX reports that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) recently discovered a number of fake road signs in the Bay Area that read “Speed Enforced By Drones.” Continue reading
OctoCopters for Mountain Rescue in the UK
A specialised search and rescue UAS will go on patrol in the Lake District. Anyone will be able to follow the maiden flight of the AeroSee UAS, developed at the University of Central Lancashire.
Israeli Industry Develops Unmanned Systems Network
Israel’s defence industry is working on a networked system that will enable joint operations of unmanned air systems, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned maritime systems (UMS). Continue reading
UK Defence Committee to Investigate Use of RPAS
The UK parliament’s Defence Committee is to investigate the current and future use of remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) “by the UK military and intelligence communities”, as part of a new inquiry. Continue reading