The NYPD could be exploring plans to use unmanned aircraft as a law enforcement tool in New York City to keep an eye on city parks and streets. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Miami-Dade Police Department MAVs Ready for Use
The Miami-Dade Police Department finally stands ready to launch their two Honeywell T-Hawk micro air vehicles, or MAVs, the next time a shooting standoff or hostage situation could use a bird’s eye boost, more than two years after acquiring the equipment. Continue reading
Fulmar Flies for Frontex
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the Fulmar for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European Union member states. Continue reading
Aeryon Scout Helps Evaluate Sea Ice Thickness in Alaska
A camera-equipped Aeryon Scout flew over Nome this week to help a Russian fuel tanker, the Renda, get a perspective on the sea ice near the town’s harbour. Continue reading
Yellowtail Offers UAS for Wind Turbine Blade Inspection
Yellowtail Aviation, an unmanned aerial inspection company, has announced Aero-Eyes, an unmanned aircraft inspection service for wind turbine blade inspection,which uses the cbyerquad platform from Australia’s Cyber Technology. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Agency Seeks to Extend Predator Flights Over California
US Customs and Border Protection officials are looking to expand the use of remotely piloted surveillance aircraft to cover nearly all of California, allowing the unmanned aircraft to fly over the last major section of the Southwest border. Continue reading
A Bird’s Eye View Of The Nürburgring
KIPPENBERGER DRONE SHOWREEL 2011 from christopher kippenberger on Vimeo.
This video of the Nürburgring car racetrack in Germany was produced by German firm Kippenberger, which is looking to bring affordable airborne videos to the car scene. Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Adapt Parrot AR.Drone – Attempt to Film Police in New York
Thom Hartmann of RT America’s “The Big Picture” interviews Tim Pool of “Timcast-Tv” about using his “OccuCopter” to film the police in New York City as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue reading