Known as Navigation via Signals of Opportunity (NAVSOP), BAE Systems’ new system is able to calculate its position by making use of the hundreds of different signals that are all around us. Continue reading
Category Archives: News
Amercan UAS Monitor Crackdown Over Syria
The United States is flying unmanned reconnaissance planes over Syria to monitor the regime’s escalating crackdown on dissent, U.S. defence officials told NBC television on Saturday. Continue reading
Liberty University UAS Graduates First Hires
The Liberty University School of Aeronautics has announced its first alumni to be hired to operate unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Filmmakers Use UAS to Spy on Facebook, Google HQs
Film-maker and digital rights expert Caroline Campbell and visual artist Nina McGowan have teamed up to use customized UAS to film unseen parts of Dublin city, including the inside of Facebook’s and Google’s headquarters. Continue reading
Israeli UAS to be Deployed at London Olympics
The London Olympics are no ordinary games. Not since World War II have Britain and the United States teamed up for such a massive security operation on British soil. Continue reading
32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow
The New York Times Magazine recently published an article intriguingly entitled “32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow”. Continue reading
US Army Cancels Boeing Hummingbird Programme
This month, the US Army planned to deploy to Afghanistan unmanned helicopter programmed to use high-tech cameras to monitor vast amounts of territory.
Insitu Pacific Trials ScanEagle for Queensland Government
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced that it will employ its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system on behalf of the Queensland Government for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) for the first Siam weed detection trials using UAS. Continue reading