Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

Great Sand Dunes National Park Aerial Mapping Project

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UAS Colorado has announced the completion of an innovative mapping project using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) within the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in south central Colorado. This project was a collaborative effort facilitated by UAS Colorado that also included Black Swift Technologies (BST), the National Park Service (NPS), and Wohnrade Civil Engineers, Inc. (WCE).

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Pivoting HexaCopter

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Aeronautical engineer Dan Bosch was sitting around with his buddies Tom Brigham and Neil Puri talking about ways to improve unmanned aerial vehicles. The fixed wing kind are fast (over 100 mph) and economical, but can’t carry much of a payload and are bad at hovering. The rotor type, with four or six rotating blades, have great lift and hover well but are slow, topping out at around 40 mph. Continue reading →

Challenger Aerospace Group Manta Ray


The Manta Ray from Challenger Aerospace Group is a Hybrid powered Tri-copter/glider/ UAV/Drone:  The Manta Ray, like its  namesake, can move swiftly from vertical takeoff , hover to smooth transition into forward flight, the Manta Rays unique design allows  its wing morphing into a powered glider type UAV/drone giving the aircraft greater flexibility and distances. Continue reading →

L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Begins Use of UAS for Dangerous, Hostile and Life-Saving Operations

UAS_Press_Conf_+011217_1The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is taking full advantage of leading technology to gain a two-fold benefit:  Obtain a more informative vantage point, and increase safety for sworn personnel and civilians during certain tactical response operations.

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Drones to Help Build New Metro Corridors in Mumbai

mumbai-metroThe Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning to use unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the construction of the upcoming Metro rail corridors in the city. Aerial surveys for construction of the DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd (Metro 2B) route, and the Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavli (Metro 4) route will be conducted using drones.

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