CAE and Aeronautics have announced that the first series of flights of the Miskam unmanned aircraft system (UAS) have been conducted successfully over the past several weeks at the UAS Centre of Excellence (Centre d’excellence des drones) located at Alma airport in Quebec, Canada. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Manila Uses Domestic-Built UAS to Monitor Traffic
Starting April 15, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will use the help of unmanned aircraft equipped with closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras for its traffic monitoring system. Continue reading
Electric Power Research Institute Tests UAS to Asses Storm Damage on Power Cables
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has completed tests determining that unmanned aircraft systems can be used effectively to assess storm damage on utility distribution systems. Continue reading
Federal Wildlife Researchers Use ex-Army UAS to Count Sandhill Cranes
Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have used unmanned aircraft in three trials to count the number of sandhill cranes that visit the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge and found them to be a safe alternative for both birds and scientists.
The Pirate Bay Considers Launching Low Orbit Server Stations
In what could well have been an April 1 message, the world’s largest BitTorrent site announced that intends to redefine “cloud computing” with a plan to move at least some of its servers onto unmanned aircraft miles above Sweden. Continue reading
Mexico Was $50M Hermes 900 Buyer
When Elbit Systems announced a $50 million sale “to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of a country in the Americas” on Jan. 3,there was speculation that Colombia was the buyer. Continue reading
Russia To Build sUAS for Vietnam
Russian military aircraft manufacturer Irkut has signed a contract with Vietnam to build a small unmanned aircraft for the Southeast Asian country, Izvestia daily reported last week.
Animal Rights Activists in Northern Ireland Use UAS to Expose Badger Baiting
The Ulster Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Northern Ireland has been using a quadrocopter to expose the secretive world of Badger baiting. Continue reading