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Ars Technica Futurelab Germany is using a system developed for tracking sports players to position their quadrocopters. It offers a much higher degree of accuracy than GPS based systems and works indoors or outside. Continue reading
Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, has worked with Saab to successfully integrate its Miniature Radar Altimeter (MRA) into Saab’s Skeldar UAS for which it is now a standard fit. Continue reading
Datron World Communications, Inc., has announced that their Scout was instrumental in helping local, state and federal officials as well as first responders on the ground sort out solutions for dealing with a derailed tanker car containing toxic chemicals in Louisville, KY on November 1st. Continue reading
Challis Heliplane UAV Inc. has launched a new high speed VTOL UAV. The Challis Heliplane UAV E950 features patented high speed Heliplane flight technology and has almost twice the flight speed of a conventional helicopter. Continue reading
On 30 October 2012, the Italian RPAS manufacturer Aermatica SPA received the first Italian Permit-to-Fly from ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority. This Permit-to-Fly concerns the company’s Anteos RPAS and allows flight activity in non-segregated airspace. Continue reading
The TechJect Dragonfly is a wifi-enabled, super-small, smart and energy efficient robotic insect; it can do amazing aerial photography, aerobatic manoeuvres for gaming, autonomous patrolling for security and surveillance, and much more. Continue reading
Europe’s long-standing interest in maritime unmanned aircraft continues to build, and its industry is hoping to catch up with and surpass US rivals by cracking the technological challenge of operating from warships in high seas. Continue reading
Cassidian has launched its TANAN 300 new-generation compact VTOL Tactical UAS for maritime and land missions. Continue reading