The US Navy’s helicopter-like Fire Scout will soon operate an advanced sensor giving it increased ability to detect and destroy enemy mines and submarines from a Littoral Combat Ship, service officials said. Continue reading
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Aselsan Unveils Anti-UAV Systems at IDEF 2017
Aselsan has developed two counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) systems and showcased them at the 2017 International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul. Continue reading
Hydra Fusion Processes Real-Time 3D Terrain Maps
Lockheed Martin’s Hydra Fusion Tools software now enables UAS to form three dimensional terrain maps as they fly, providing real-time tactical information and mapping data for conflict or otherwise inaccessible areas. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Indago Pairs with Project Lifesaver
Sheriff’s agencies are poised to use the Lockheed Martin Indago quadrotor small unmanned aerial system (UAS) to perform search and rescue operations as part of the Project Lifesaver International (PLI) program that supports clients with autism, Down syndrome and dementia. Continue reading
Latvian Daredevil in World First ‘Drone-Dive’
A Latvian tech company is claiming a world first after successfully test-flying a super-powered drone which lifted a daredevil skydiver aloft, from where he parachuted safely back down to earth. Continue reading
Longest Drone Urban Package Delivery in the US
A new record has been set in long-distance drone delivery. On May 5, 2017, a Nevada UAS Consortium (Team Roadrunner) set the record flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over 97 miles to Austin, Texas using cellular connectivity. Continue reading
ICAO Releases RFI for UAS Traffic Management Systems
The International Civil Aviation Organisation has taken on the task of developing a common global framework for unmanned aircraft traffic systems, it said at the Assn. for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Xponential in Dallas last week. Continue reading
EASA Publishes NPA for Open and Specific Categories and Associated Regulatory Impact Assessment
On 5 May 2017 EASA published the Notice of Proposed Amendment 2017-05 (A).
And on 12 May 2017 EASA published the Notice of Proposed Amendment 2017-05 (B).
Both of these documents introduce a regulatory framework for the operation of civil drones and pertain to unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations in the “open” and “specific” category. Continue reading