“It’s a simple economic equation. The biggest potential for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is aerial images and data acquisition. You can take a simple UAS and rewire imagery for a farmer’s field for cents on the dollar compared to using traditional aircraft. That’s the holy grail of aerodynamics,” said Rory Paul, CEO of Volt Aerial Robotics, a St. Louis-based company. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Canada’s Air Force Considers UAS for Maritime and Arctic patrols
Canada’s Air Force remains committed to getting a squadron of UAS to keep watch over vast tracts of the country’s coastlines and Arctic regions, be deployed on humanitarian missions, and even carry weapons in war zones, according to the Head of the Air Force. Continue reading
Journalism School Teaching Reporters How to Fly J-Bots
The emergence of UAS journalism is expected to become such a mainstay of the media industry in the next few years that journalism students at the University of Missouri Journalism School, in Columbia, Mo., are now taking courses how to use UAS to report stories. Continue reading
8 Totally Cool Uses for UAS
“I am convinced that the domestic use of UAS to conduct surveillance and collect other information will have a broad and significant impact on the everyday lives of millions of Americans,” Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of a Senate Judiciary Committee looking into drone legislation, said on Thursday (March 21), CNN reports. Continue reading
Oman Oil Company Deploys UAS for Live Flare Inspection
A leading oil firm in Oman has employed an Unmanned Aircraft System to undertake its first ever live flare inspection at one of its interior oilfield locations. Continue reading
The League Against Cruel Sports to Deploy UAS Against Illegal Hunting
A leading animal welfare charity, The League Against Cruel Sports, will use cameras mounted on remote-controlled aircraft to monitor land previously off-limits, to catch people illegally hunting. Continue reading
Northern Ireland Police Buy UAS for G8 Summit Security
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is to buy two UAS, for the huge security operation for the G8 summit in County Fermanagh in June. Continue reading
NZ Fire-fighters Test UAS
Christchurch fire-fighters test their new UAS, which can collect aerial footage without putting fire-fighters or the public at risk. Continue reading