The 13th annual edition of the 2014 RPAS Yearbook – RPAS: The Global Perspective can now be viewed in flip book format on www.uvs-info.com
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Europe and Asia to Overtake America in UAS R&D
By 2022, the United States is projected to spend less than half the worldwide total on UAS research and development, as other countries — principally in Asia — step up production of own unmanned aircraft, according to a report by national security consulting firm Forecast International.
Social Network for the Multi-Rotor Community in Beta Test Phase
A global social network designed and built specifically for both hobbyist and professional multi-rotor operators has been launched. DronedUp.com is completely free and allows members to share their aerial photos and videos, create and join groups, follow others, and eventually even buy and sell equipment.
Total Market for Electric Unmanned Aircraft Systems Will Reach over $1 Billion by 2023
The total market value for electric unmanned aircraft systems will reach over one Billion dollars by 2023 according to findings in the new IDTechEx report, Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) 2013-2023.
UAS Spotters Guide
Amsterdam-based designer Ruben Pater has created the Drone Survival Guide, a poster featuring to-scale silhouettes of common UAS and tips for spotting them in the style of traditional bird or airplane spotting guides. Continue reading
US DoD Roadmap Highlights
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DoD inventories and funding of UAS are expected to continue a gradual upward trend through 2015 and then trend downward in 2016 and beyond, although UAS experienced a full $1.3 billion (33.4%) reduction from fiscal year (FY) 2013 to PB2014 in combined research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) and procurement funding. Continue reading
Worldwide Spend on UAS to Double to $12Billion Over Ten Years
Worldwide spending for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will double over the next decade, rising from $5.2 billion in 2014 to $11.9 billion in 2023, predict analysts at market researcher the Teal Group Corp. Continue reading
The Glass Ceiling for Remotely Piloted Aircraft
“Those who by valorous ways become princes, like these men, acquire a principality with difficulty, but they keep it with ease.” —Niccolò Machiavelli, 1513. Continue reading