The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released new poll data at the Paris Air Show, showing that worldwide public perception of civil and commercial uses for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is unmistakably positive. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Scientists Hunt for Pigmy Rabbit Habitat – with Military-Style UAS
Scientists in Idaho will be flying military-style unmanned aircraft over the state’s sagebrush sea, not in a bid to find terrorists but to help locate the best habitat for one of West’s smallest mammals, the pygmy rabbit.
UAS Video Produced with Miami-Dade PD
This Unmanned Aircraft System video was produced with Miami-Dade PD for the UAS Workshop 2013, and shows a demonstration of the force’s MAV in action. Continue reading
Trimble Launches Next-Gen UAS for Photogrammetric Aerial Mapping
Trimble has introduced its next generation Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) – the Trimble UX5 aerial imaging rover with the Trimble Access aerial imaging application. Continue reading
FMS selects ING Robotic Aviation’s Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system for forest fire fighting in Chile
iFMS Chile has purchased the Serenity fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems from ING Robotic Aviation in Canada for use in forest fire fighting in Chile. Serenity will be used for aerial survey of forest fires using both electro-optical and infrared cameras, in order to provide a wide range of imagery that will be used in immediate support of Chilean forest fire fighting. Continue reading
Brazilian CAA Grants First Experimental RPAS Flight Certificate
On 29 May 2013, the National Civil Aviation Agency – ANAC (Brazilian CAA) issued the first Experimental Flight Certificate for an RPAS to a private company in Brazil. Continue reading
UAV Factory Announces Electric Version of Penguin B Platform
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UAV Factory has announced the launch of an electric version of the Penguin unmanned aircraft – the Penguin BE. Continue reading
YO! Burgers Delivered by QuadCopter in London
Restaurant chain YO! Sushi has claimed it is trialling a flying tray gadget to speed up the delivery of food to its customers’ tables. The Japanese firm says its waiters can now whizz the bizarre iPad-controlled iTray over tables and between chairs at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour, or six times faster than they usually walk. Continue reading