With the new 2.4 MAVinci Desktop Release, MAVinci introduces a novelity on the UAS market: the advanced Multi Flight Planning Tool for mapping applications. Continue reading
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Israel Swapped UAS Data Link Codes with Russia – WikiLeaks
Israel and Russia contracted a deal several years ago under which Israel provided Russia with codes for UAS it sold to Georgia in exchange for Iranian aerial defence system codes. Continue reading
Hexacopter Films Inside Dutch Parliament Building
Aerial photography company Aerialtronics, based in The Hague, Netherlands, just posted this scoop video taken of one of its Altura Hexacopters flying inside the Dutch Parliament. Continue reading
Syria Uses Iranian UAS to Monitor Rebellion
This amateur video recorded few days ago shows an unmanned aircraft flying over Kafr Batna, a small suburb of Damascus, Syria. Continue reading
UAS Privacy Concerns in Germany
Germany’s armed forces and police currently operate 331 high-tech UAS inside and outside the country, and the government intends to swell the fleet, according to a media report that has alarmed civil rights advocates. Continue reading
France Opens Door to Germany and Italy on Anglo-French MALE Project
Paris is open to offers from Germany and Italy to join an Anglo-French project to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system, according to the head of France’s DGA Defence Procurement Agency. Continue reading
Sky Sapience Introduces Lightweight Autonomous Hovering Platform
The ‘HoverMast’ developed by the Israeli start-up company Sky Sapience is scheduled to go on an operational demonstration in the upcoming months, demonstrating the system’s capability to expand the surveillance coverage of unmanned ground vehicles. Continue reading
Franco-British UAS Project Documents Stolen at Railway Station
A briefcase filled with documents relating to a new Franco-British UAS project has been stolen at the Gare du Nord station in Paris. Continue reading