The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will begin testing and evaluating small unmanned aircraft systems this month near Lawton, Oklahoma, under a federal and state initiative to study UAS applications for emergency response. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Dummy Missing Bushwalker Located in 40 Minutes in Australia’s Outback Rescue Challenge
The Outback Rescue Challenge, a competition for developers of unmanned aircraft systems, was held at Kingaroy in Queensland from Monday to Wednesday. An unmanned aircraft was able to find a dummy of a missing bushwalker with no human intervention in what CSIRO believes is a world-first for a non-military UAS. Continue reading
DGAC, France Publishes List of Approved RPAS Operators
In response to the many questions received by the DGAC (French Civil Aviation Authority) concerning the RPAS operator authorizations granted by the DGAC, the decision was taken this summer to make a list of RPAS operators authorized to conduct flight operations in France available online on their web site. Continue reading
Japan to Use Unmanned Helicopter to Measure Radiation Levels at Fukushima
Japan has pressed into service an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation levels within a three-kilometer radius of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where detailed studies have not been conducted since the accident last year. Continue reading
Denel Launches Low-Cost Hungwe for African Market
South Africa’s Denel is developing a new unmanned aircraft for the African market called the Hungwe. Continue reading
UK Police Chief Welcomes UAS for Policing Duties
Unmanned aircraft should be used to police Britain’s skies, a senior police officer said yesterday. Continue reading
Sinclair Community College Gets New sUAS
Sinclair Community College has recently purchased “The Micro,” a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) from UTC Aerospace Systems. Continue reading
UAS on Display at International Association of Police Chiefs Convention in San Diego
One of the many high-tech gadgets being marketed this week at the International Association of Police Chiefs Convention in San Diego are small unmanned aircraft, that can fit in a police cruiser’s trunk. Continue reading