Brain Farm Digital Cinema, Snaproll Media, and Schiebel have announced that the CAMCOPTER S-100 achieved the first ever UAS first flight with the CINEFLEX camera. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Israeli Navy Wants Ship-Launched UAS
The Israeli Navy wants to equip its Dvora-class patrol boats with small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
US Army Slow to Deploy Cargo UAS
The US Marine Corps made history on December 17, 2011, by flying a cargo UAS in a war zone. Controllers on the ground flew a K-MAX unmanned helicopter from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, to Camp Payne in Helmand province, ferrying 3,500 pounds of supplies to fellow Marines. Continue reading
NATO Rotary Wing UAS Crashes in North Afghanistan
An International Security Assistance Force rotary-wing unmanned aircraft crashed in northern Afghanistan on April 6. Continue reading
Blue Devil Gets Motorised
Mav6 continues to progress on assembly of the M1400 Blue Devil 2 at airship maker TCOM‘s hangar in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Continue reading
US Navy Arms Firescout
A team at Webster Field Annex is working briskly to support an urgent Navy request to weaponize the MQ-8B Fire Scout, marking the first time the Navy will arm an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Animal Rights Activists in Northern Ireland Use UAS to Expose Badger Baiting
The Ulster Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Northern Ireland has been using a quadrocopter to expose the secretive world of Badger baiting. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter Now With Heavy Fuel Engine
Schiebel has announced the first flight of a heavy-fuel powered CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS. Continue reading