Search and Rescue: The term conjures images of dangerous work under stressful conditions with high stakes at hand. In the future, drones will likely be a tool for SAR professionals, perhaps something like a crevasse-penetrating concept. Flyability, an industrial drone manufacturer, released the video below, showing a UAV probing a crevasse in a SAR scenario.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Hermes 450 Escorted by Manned Plane on Crop Inspection
Imagine a 1,200 pound Hermes 450 UAV zipping through the skies with its camera lens taking photos of the crops below – while a manned plane flies along next to it.
Coyote Flies into Hurricanes for NOAA
Coyote
Raytheon Company is providing its enhanced Coyote Unmanned Air System to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for hurricane tracking and modelling, giving researchers an unprecedented perspective from inside storms that build in the Atlantic Ocean. The Coyote is a small, expendable UAS that can be tube-launched from a host vehicle on the ground or in the air. Continue reading
Bird-Repelling Drone Imitates Real-Life Predator
Scarecrows and other visually intimidating props placed on the ground can be useful in deterring birds within a certain radius, but one company is looking further afield by battling the pests in the sky. Designed to resemble a real-life bird of prey, the ProHawk UAV can be programmed to autonomously fly over a property and emit menacing predatory cries as it goes. Continue reading
Naval Postgraduate School Drone Checks Arctic Ice Loss
Naval Postgraduate School polar meteorologist and professor Peter Guest spent more than 40 days late last year as the only scientist from NPS in a group from the U.S. and other countries researching the region’s receding ice cover. It’s a part of the world the United States and other nations are showing great interest in. Continue reading
Safer Drone Is The Future Of Tech Design
A new drone called Fleye uses a new safer drone design, using protective grids to prevent any injury from the drones spinning blades— the creators made sure that the Fleye was safe to use. Continue reading
SimActive and Delair-Tech Partner to Provide SNCF with a UAV Solution
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has announced the purchase of multiple Correlator3 licenses by SNCF. The software is used in conjunction with UAVs from Delair-Tech, SimActive’s partner. Continue reading
Saab to Deliver UAS to Swedish Police
Saab will deliver three UAV systems to the Swedish Police. Each system comprises air vehicles equipped with day/night sensors and a ground station, plus spare parts, consumables, documentation, training and technical support. The contract will be in effect from 2016 to 2018. Continue reading