A company that manufactures unmanned aircraft is hovering over the Oroville Municipal Airport. If the city of Oroville, California, economic development team is successful, AirCover Integrated Solutions will land at the airport and make miniature unmanned aircraft.
Category Archives: VTOL
ShadowHawk Approved by Homeland Security for Use in the United States
The Sheriff’s Office of Montgomery County, Texas was recently awarded a grant by the Department of Homeland Security for a squadron of ShadowHawks.
AeroVironment Introduces Shrike VTOL Unmanned Aircraft System
Photo Courtesy AeroVironment, Inc
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced its lightweight and man-portable Shrike VTOL unmanned aircraft system.
Drug Delivery by Quad-copter
Matternet's Andreas Raptopoulos Holds a Prototype - Photo Credit: Rafe Needleman/CNET
At the graduation ceremony of the Singularity University last week, Matternet proposed applying quad-copter technology by building a network of robotic drones to deliver medication quickly and very cost-effectively.
US Navy Considers Fire-X from Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter
US Navy acquisition officials are in discussions with Northrop about acquiring an unmanned helicopter based on the Bell 407 civil helicopter for special operations use.
Two New Unmanned Helicopters from Scion Aviation
Scion Aviation has unveiled two new unmanned helicopters designed to challenge the Saab Skeldar and Schiebel S-100 in bids for US contracts.