Aeryon Labs was presented with the prestigious Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) 2011 Mind to Market Award at the Ontario Centres of Excellence annual general meeting held on Monday night in Toronto. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Using UAS for Remote Sensing of Archaeological Sites
Archaeological researchers are an early adopter of remote sensing technology but until the early part of the twenty-first century data was primarily limited to aerial/satellite imagery and photogrammetry. Continue reading
US Navy Adds Classified Payload to MQ-8B Fire Scout
Photo: US Navy
The US Navy has disclosed that a classified intelligence payload is now flying on the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout. Continue reading
World’s First Manned Flight with an Electric Multicopter
At the end of October 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an e-powered multicopter at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. Continue reading
K-Max Rocks !
Just ahead of its first deployment to Afghanistan next month, Kaman posted this promo of their K-Max Unmanned Aircraft System, which they now call an “Unmanned Aerial Truck”. Continue reading
Oktokopter Helps Find Drought Resistant Soy Beans
Crop Physiologist Larry Purcell, left, and programme manager Andy King prepare the oktokopter for a preprogrammed flight over soybean test plots at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Crop physiologist Larry Purcell is employing unmanned aerial reconnaissance to study 1,200 research plots for traits that may help the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture develop drought-tolerant soybean varieties. Continue reading
AeroVironment Introduces Qube – the Public Safety Small UAS
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Qube , and in doing so, created a new category, the Public Safety Small UAS, for applications such as law enforcement and first response. Continue reading
Sheriff’s Office in Montgomery County, Texas, Takes Delivery of ShadowHawk
The Sheriff’s Office in Montgomery County, Texas, is scheduled to take delivery today, Friday, of a ShadowHawk from Vanguard Defense Industries. Continue reading