The use of remotely piloted aircraft for aerial photography and video in journalism will increase significantly in the coming years, according to a new report from the Reuters Institute. Continue reading
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Raytheon Delivers Jamming Payloads for Gray Eagle
Raytheon Company has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army’s Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in 2012. Continue reading
European Commission Publishes RPAS Document
The European Commission, Directorate Enterprise and Industry has just published an 8 page document describing the boost that RPAS can give to the European economy. The document highlights that more than 20 RPAS-related projects in various areas are currently being financed under the 7th Framework Programme for research and innovation. Continue reading
NASA Books Reveal Wisdom Gained from UAS Failures
Preventing future aviation accidents is the motive behind two books published by NASA, one brand new and one that is a year old and has been so popular a second printing was ordered.
UK House of Commons Introduction to UAS
The UK Parliament’s House of Commons Library has just published a report which provides an introduction to the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) by the UK Armed Forces. Continue reading
Most American UAS Openly Broadcast Secret Video Feeds
Four years after discovering that militants were tapping into UAS video feeds, the U.S. military still hasn’t secured the transmissions of more than half of its fleet of Predator and Reapers, Danger Room has learned. Continue reading
University of Mississippi Law School Offers Free Supplement to the Journal of Space Law on UAS Integration into National Air Space
The National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law offers this publication as a service to inform the debate about how the plan to integrate UAS into the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) should be formulated and what it should ultimately contain. Continue reading
Motion Control Solutions for UAS and Battlefield Operations – White Paper
High-performance motion control systems are the workhorses that enable payloads to dependably execute their missions with pinpoint accuracy. Continue reading