A fully-licensed UK drone operator has just been arrested and held for flying his drone near London Gatwick airport, but within the Civil Aviation Authority rules. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Amphibious HexH2o UAS Shoots both Aerial and Underwater Video
The HexH2o, produced by Thai company QUADH2O, has an epoxy fibre/carbon fibre waterproof body that floats. This means that users can fly it out to a spot on a reasonably calm body of water, land it, get shots of whatever’s lurking below the surface, then take off again. Continue reading
QuadCopter Shoots Infrared Beams
The Byrobot Drone Fighter is a quadrotor that can shoot infrared beams at other Drone Fighters in an invisible war. Continue reading
UAS Films Sydney’s New Year Fireworks Broadcast Worldwide
In what is believed to be a world first, the Sydney NYE fireworks will be broadcast to the world thanks to a specially-built drone.
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Cloud Seeding UAV in California
California communities suffering from extreme drought could soon get help from an unlikely source — unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
Drones Over Mumbai
In the absence of any regulatory mechanism, unmanned aircraft or drones continue to hover on the skyline of Mumbai city. Despite being banned by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and the Mumbai police, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were used at least on three different occasions here, The Hindu has learnt. Continue reading
Drones Cause Dramatic Fall in Rhino Poaching
Rhinoceros populations have a new ally, as deployments of drones in South Africa have proven to cause a drastic reduction in poaching, according to a new report.
UAVs for Emergency Rescue
Drone America and American Medical Response (AMR) have announced a partnership that aims to bring Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS) to the EMS industry. By leveraging UAS technologies, AMR’s specialty teams would be able to provide swifter and safer rescue operations in dangerous situations such as disaster response, mountain rescue and swift water rescues. Continue reading