The Sheriff’s Office in Montgomery County, Texas, is scheduled to take delivery today, Friday, of a ShadowHawk from Vanguard Defense Industries. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Brazil Deploys Local UAS to Monitor Poaching, Illegal Logging & Mining
Brazilian Authorities are now deploying locally developed unmanned aircraft to monitor the country’s vast forest for illegal logging, drug trafficking and other crimes.
Texas A&M University Completes First RS 16 Flights over Gulf Waters
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi announced that the first airborne science missions using unmanned aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico were successfully completed during the week of October 10-17. Continue reading
Insitu Pushes ScanEagle Commercial Applications in Pacific
Insitu Pacific is currently undertaking a marketing offensive to develop use of the ScanEagle for commercial purpose in the Asia Pacific region. Continue reading
Florida Institute Wants Unmanned Aircraft to Monitor Seagrass Beds
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is asking local and federal agencies for permission to use small research unmanned aircraft to map and monitor seagrass beds. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft Monitor Rangeland in Western United States
A new method of monitoring for changes in rangeland conditions is being developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists that will allow better management of those areas. Continue reading
Quadrocopter Finds Ancient Royal Burial Sites In Russia
Microdrone md4-200 – Photo: Marijn Hendrickx
A miniature unmanned aircraft has helped archaeologists capture images for creating a 3-D model of an ancient burial mound in Russia.
BlueBear Systems Launches iSTART
BlueBear Systems in the UK has launched the iSTART – a small, lightweight UAS that can be operated by a single user and is designed for use in military, law enforcement and civilian applications. Continue reading