A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is developing unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology to fly into the containment vessels of the damaged units at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station and assess conditions. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated (TEPCO Holdings) contracted SwRI to explore the use of UAS, or drones, within the containment. Continue reading
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Elbit Switches Airports for Crop Research Flights in North Dakota
Elbit Systems has plans to use a drone to survey crops across the upper Midwest that can be used for research, analyzed, and sold to farmers. The project is a joint public-private partnership involving NDSU and UND. Continue reading
Coast Guard Helicopter in Near Miss in Washington State
A US.Coast Guard helicopter came within 50 feet of colliding with a drone over Port Angeles, Washington, last weekend. The Coast Guard said an air crew was doing low altitude training exercises near Fairchild International Airport when it had to take evasive action. Continue reading
Lasers & Microwaves Defeat Multiple Drones in MFIX Event
Forty-five unmanned aerial vehicles and drones fell out of the sky during a U.S. Army exercise after Raytheon’s advanced high-power microwave and laser dune buggy engaged and destroyed them. These common threats were knocked down during a Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence. Continue reading
Maryland High School Student Develops Spherical Video (VR) Live Streaming Drone
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Darius James Lukas is a science, technology, engineering and math senior at South River High School. With classmates Andrew Loomis and Allison Bowman, Darius founded the drone company Thanics as part of their Capstone project for their Unmanned Aerial Systems class. They had to develop and deliver a quad-copter or drone with enhanced 360-degree camera capabilities that will be safe for most people to use and can live-stream and follows FAA rules and regulations. Continue reading
South Korean KUS-FS MALE UAV Continues Flight Trials
A prototype of South Korea’s indigenously developed Korean Unmanned System (KUS)-FS medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been revealed undergoing flight testing. Continue reading
South Africa’s Registered RPAS Population Growing
As of the end of last year South Africa had registered 663 remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) with 686 remote pilot licences (RPLs) issued. This is according to data provided by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and published in a State of Drone Report in South Africa, sponsored by Rocketmine and released last week. Continue reading
Drones for Security and Beyond – Bogota August 22-24
ARTC, the Colombian Unmanned Aircraft Association, which represents over 1,000 professionals and companies that use UAVs in a commercial environment, has joined forces with the E+S+S International Security Fair in Bogota, to organise ‘Drones for Security and Beyond’, on August 22-24 , 2018. Continue reading