Chinese airframe manufacturer AVIC is investing yuan (CNY) 20 million ($3.2 million) in the U8 unmanned helicopter programme, which is being designed for civilian use. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Dubai Students Build UAS
Two Emirati students at Dubai Men’s College have built one of UAE’s first home-grown unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
IAI Panther Demonstrates C²Strike System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is finalising development of C²Strike – a command, communication, surveillance and strike integrated system designated for tactical use and based on the Panther UAS special capabilities. Continue reading
Pulse Aerospace Announces New Unmanned Helicopter
Pulse Aerospace released is latest product, the PA-01 Vapor helicopter unmanned aircraft system at the PIPELINE Innovator of the Year Event in Overland Park, Kansas on January 26, 2012. Continue reading
University Studies Butterflies for MAV Design
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are pointing their high-speed video cameras at the wings of butterflies to help design the next generation of flying robots. Continue reading
US Navy Reservists to Operate Fire Scout
Fire Scout Over Frigate McInerney – Photo:MC2 Alan Gragg, US Navy
Reservists are at the controls of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the aircraft’s deployment to Western Africa. Continue reading
Is It A Bird ? Is It A Plane ? – No, It’s An Unmanned Super-Hero !
What appeared to be human forms recently seen flying over New York City made passes along the Brooklyn Bridge, flew past the Statue of Liberty, and some even performed loops — they were also part of a viral marketing campaign. Continue reading
Swarming Synchronised Nano Quadrocopters
Recent experiments performed with a team of nano quadrocoptors developed by the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab and KMel Robotics have produced these impressive results. Continue reading