When Hurricane Irma passed over Daytona Beach, tearing off roofs, twisting signs and knocking over a water park slide, professors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University were there to help assess the damage. Continue reading
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DJI Phantom Crash Injures Woman at Vegas Hotel Pool
A young woman lounging by the pool at the Palms Place resort in Las Vegas, was injured when a DJI Phantom drone fell on her. She suffered a deep cut in her leg. Continue reading
Upgraded Lockheed Martin Anti-UAV Laser Tests Succes
A Lockheed Martin prototype laser weapon system proved that an advanced system of sensors, software and specialized optics can deliver decisive lethality against unmanned aerial vehicle threats. Continue reading
Resource Group Flight School Opens in Kosovo
Resource Group has announced that it has operated its first flight school in Kosovo, focussing on the use of drones in mine action. Continue reading
Volz Servos’ DA 15-N Actuators Achieve 200,000+ Flight Hours in Aerosonde Mk4.7 since 2010
Aerosonde on Launcher
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems division has been utilizing Volz Servos‘ DA 15-N actuators on their Aerosonde Mk4.7 Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) since 2010 supporting US DoD ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) services contracts. Continue reading
Patriot Missile Intercepts Hezbollah UAV Over Israel
Video by JerusalemOnline
Israel intercepted an Iranian- built unmanned aerial vehicle that breached the “Bravo line,” which marks the Syrian demilitarized zone, by firing a Patriot anti-ballistic missile stationed near Safed on Tuesday.
New Autonomous Drone Charging Station
Atlas Dynamics, a Latvian developer of drone-based solutions for professional users, has introduced the new Atlas NEST smart protective charging station Continue reading
ICAO Conference – Collaboration is Key to Integration
Tan Kah Han of Singapore
Collaboration is the key to integrating unmanned aircraft into the airspace, keynote speakers from three countries said at the opening of the Second Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium, held at the Montreal headquarters of ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization. Continue reading