UAS are being used in Northern Ireland to monitor larch trees but could also be used in future to snoop on fraudulent farmers claiming too much in EU farm payments. Continue reading
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General Atomics Gets $200M Predator XP Contract from UAE
The UAE’s armed forces have agreed to buy an undisclosed number of Predator UAS, from privately-owned U.S. firm General Atomics in a deal worth $200M (722 million dirhams). Continue reading
Piaggio Aero Presents HammerHead UAS at IDEX
Piaggio Aero Industries, together with Selex ES, presented the Piaggio Aero P.1HH “HammerHead” – Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at IDEX 2013 on Tuesday. Continue reading
UVS International Announces Board of Director Changes
At UVS International’s General Assembly, which took place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 12 February 2013, three new corporate member representatives were voted unanimously onto the association’s Board of Directors. Continue reading
UK Lost 450 UAS in Afghanistan and Iraq in 5 Years
Almost 450 UAS operated by the British military have crashed, broken down or been lost in action during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last five years, figures reveal. Continue reading
UAS Save Lives in Central Texas
For several years now Texas Equusearch has been using RP Services to help with search and rescue. Gene Robinson with the non-profit RP Search Services in Wimberley says that his UAS can cover more area than 100 foot searchers in a shorter amount of time and see objects as small as six inches. Continue reading
Arlington Police UAS Waiting for FAA Approval
The City of Arlington has two UAS, but they’ve never flown a single mission. News 8 has learned the police department’s unmanned aircraft programme might finally get to fly in the coming weeks. Continue reading
X-47B Featured on “CBS Sunday Morning”
This is an extract from David Martin’s full report on the future of UAS which aired on Sunday, on “CBS Sunday Morning” TV show. Continue reading