German company 3W Modellmotoren, which produces the motors for small airplanes, stated that dealers resold some of its technologies to Belarus for the use in unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
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UND to Host Flight Tests with NDSU and NASA for Automatic Sense and Avoid Research
The University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University have partnered with NASA, working on an automatic sense and avoid system for unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
France Considers MALE UAS Partnerships with Several Countries
France, which had favoured a joint project with Britain to build military UAS under the previous government, is looking at partnerships with other countries, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday, as he criticized the cost and effectiveness of the project with Great Britain. Continue reading
Swiss UAV Delivers VTOL Systems to 3 German Customers
Swiss UAV announced that it has delivered three new VTOL UA systems based on the all new „Mjolnir“ to end customers in Germany – DLR (ARTIS), ESG (UMAT) and the German ‚Bundeswehr’ (MUSECO). Continue reading
US Navy Launches First Unmanned Helicopter Squadron
The US Navy will usher in a new era next month in Coronado by launching its first unmanned-helicopter squadron, which will train current pilots and enlisted nonpilots to fly the up to 6,000-pound unmanned aircraft that may eventually claim a spot on every Navy ship. Continue reading
NASA’s Global Hawk Mission Begins with Flight to Hurricane Leslie
NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia. Continue reading
Miami-Dade Police Asks FAA for One-Year UAS License Extension
A year and a half ago, Miami-Dade Police Department received two Honeywell T-Hawks as part of a Department of Justice grant. It was the first large metro force in the nation to get these metallic eyes in the sky, and hoped to use them as support during hostage situations and police standoffs. Continue reading
Sea Shepherd UAS Captures Footage of Sealers in Namibia
At the crack of dawn the O.R.C.A Force successfully launched their unmanned aircraft to capture footage of the sealers at Cape Cross, Namibia. The images captured from the video stream shows the area of the seal reserve, the sealers stepping out of their vehicles and the full truck leaving the Cape Cross area to drive off to the seal processing factory. Continue reading