MI6 Films is one of the operators targeted by the FAA in its crackdown on the use of remote-control aircraft to shoot aerial video and photos for the real estate trade. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
University UAS Studies Wind Turbulence for Wind Farm Installations
A Clarkson University research team, led by Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Professors Pier Marzocca, Suresh Dhaniyala and Lin Tian, is readying its unmanned aircraft, the Clarkson RAVEN (Research Aerial Vehicle for Experimental Needs), to acquire wind turbulence data. Continue reading
North Dakota Sheriffs Use UAS to Monitor Crime Scenes
16 North Dakota counties will soon use two small unmanned aircraft to monitor crime scenes and track suspects. Continue reading
UNOSAT Gets Microdrones Quadrocopter
UNOSAT took delivery today of its second UAS in a little over one month, this time a so-called quadrocopter. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Sets Up Predator B Maritime Operations
The US Customs and Border Protection agency just posted this video showing its new Unmanned Aircraft Systems specifically designed to patrol over open water. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Wants to Test UAS Surveillance of Humans Over Southwest Desert
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency is looking for a contractor that can help it evaluate the feasibility of using Unmanned Aircraft Systems to monitor the movement of possible human intruders into the United States along the U.S.-Mexican border. Continue reading
Energy Companies Monitor Pipelines and Wildlife with UAS
Aeryon Scout
Energy companies have been testing small, unmanned aircraft as potential pipeline and drilling rig monitors. Continue reading
Germany Set to Include UAS in Air Traffic Laws
The German Parliament is about to approve a new law to include unmanned aircraft in air traffic laws. Continue reading