Schiebel‘s CAMCOPTER S-100 successfully completed a series of flights and trials onboard the new Gowind class OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), L’ADROIT at the beginning of November, under the command and control of the French Navy. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
New US Navy Helicopter Squadron to Fly Fire Scout and Seahawk
Fire Scout Over Frigate McInerney - Photo:MC2 Alan Gragg, US Navy
The US Navy’s first composite squadron equipped with manned and unmanned rotary-wing aircraft for expeditionary missions will take root in San Diego next year.
Space Sciences Corporation Teams with Moller to Deliver ‘Space On Earth’
M 200X
Moller International, Inc. has awarded Space Science Corporation (SSC) a distributorship with exclusive rights in New Mexico following the completion of a market survey at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS). Continue reading
Miami-Dade Police UAS Ready for Action
Honeywell T-Hawk
Next time you barricade yourself inside a parking garage with an AK-47, keep an eye out for the flying garbage can.
TiaLinx Phoenix50-A sUAS with Software-Defined Multi-Function Radar Capability
TiaLinx, Inc. announced the release of its software-defined multi-function radar sensor implemented in its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform.
Civilian UAS Films Riots in Poland
The video above showing a civilian operated unmanned helicopter filming riots in Warsaw, Poland recently is a great example of the democratisation of what was until very recently, military-grade technology. Continue reading
Northern Ireland Police Consider UAS
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is considering the use of mini UAS to combat crime and the dissident republican threat.
Arlington Police to Purchase Two Unmanned Helicopters
At the most recent City Council meeting, officials gave Arlington Police Department permission to use of about $202,000 in Department of Homeland Security grant money to buy two small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading