US Navy engineers demonstrated the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of a ship-based UAS for senior Coast Guard, Navy and Congressional stakeholders in an exercise on the Potomac River. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
UAS to Deliver Spare Parts to Coal Mines in Queensland, Australia
A local company says it has signed an agreement with Bowen Basin mining companies in central Queensland to use unmanned aircraft to service local coal mines. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Patrol Predator Video
This 7-minute video of US Customs and Border Protection Agency Predator B aircraft was just posted on YouTube. Continue reading
Seattle Police Department Gets Draganflyer
The Seattle Police Department recently demonstrated how it’s newly acquired unmanned aircraft hovers and flies in a warehouse where police vehicles are stored. Continue reading
Predator – Mixed Results on Mexican Border Patrol
Lyle Belew, Command Duty Officer in Predator Ops at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas, communicates with a Predator Pilot
The drug runners call it “el mosco,” the mosquito, and one recent evening on the southern tip of Texas, a Predator B armed with cameras buzzed softly over the beach on South Padre Island and headed inland. Continue reading
Cliff Dodging in Iceland
This scary video shows just what can be done with an amateur COTS system in the hands of a skilled pilot. Continue reading
Advanced Defense Technologies Announces Border Security Applications
Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced that as ADTI’s Seek and Avoid technology moves forward with integration into its UAS system, it sees some of the first commercial applications for border security. Continue reading
Seattle Police Prepare to Deploy UAS
Seattle police say they won’t deploy unmanned aircraft until appropriate policies are approved. Continue reading