Canada is deploying unmanned surveillance aircraft to the High Arctic for the first time, as part of the largest military exercise ever in the Far North.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Ex-RAF Pilot Flies UAS Missions for Wildlife and Landscape Protection
A former RAF pilot based in Northumberland is now using unmanned aircraft technology to safeguard, enhance and protect landscapes and wildlife in North East England.
WASP: The Linux-Powered Unmanned Aircraft That Cracks Wi-Fi & GSM Networks
Highlight at The Black Hat Security Conference and DEFCON this year is an unmanned aircraft called the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, or WASP. [Not to be confused with the WASP missile -Ed.]
FAA Looks into News Corp’s Daily Drone
The News Corp’s The Daily has a drone that it’s sent out a few times. Taking footage for news-gathering purposes seems like a commercial use of a drone. I followed up with the FAA asking if News Corp was one of the companies with an experimental certificate. The inquiry got lobbed to the FAA’s legal department…
Shadowhawk – Robo-Copter from Vanguard
The Shadowhawk is a remote controlled mini-helicopter that can record footage as easily as it can shoot a stun baton.
Insitu Reveals Inceptor VTOL Mini UAS
Insitu revealed its 1.6 kilo (3.5 lb) Inceptor VTOL UAS at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association 2011 Convention in New Orleans. The miniature helicopter has an endurance of 30 minutes and features the option to fit plug and play payloads including daylight and IR cameras in the nose.
Spanish Unmanned Aircraft Monitors Spanish Coastline
Aerovisión Spain has supplied an unmanned aircraft used in trials of monitoring the Spanish coast, within the remit of the WIMAAS (Wide Maritime Area Surveillance) project, financed by the European Union.
Unmanned Aircraft in Oil-Spill Response in Alaska
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and BP Exploration Alaska demonstrated the use of a three-pound unmanned aircraft, the Aeryon Scout, as a way of gathering 3-D aerial data to aid in oil spill clean up efforts.