Dragonfly Pictures Inc.’s DP14 Hawk, a dual-rotor unmanned aerial system, could play a role in a U.S. Army effort to one day use drones to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Schiebel CAMCOPTER Approaches Manned-Unmanned Teaming Operations
Schiebel and Patria have been working together to integrate Patria’s sophisticated Compact Airborne Networking Data Link (CANDL) communication network onto the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Continue reading
Air/Ground Cargo Robot Combines Helicopter and SUV
Advanced Tactics Inc. (AT), a research and rapid development company in Southern California, announced that AT has successfully completed their first aerial package delivery test with a flying drone that can land with a 5-pound package and safely drive up to the door with no propellers turning to deliver a package to the doorstep of a customer. Continue reading
Helicopter Association Hosts Safety Symposium on the Integration of UAS into the NAS
As far as the Helicopter Association International is concerned, when it comes to the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the National Airspace System, safety is the objective, HAI President Matt Zuccaro said as he kicked off an HAI safety symposium on integration of UAS into the NAS. Continue reading
UK Invests £8M in R&D for Rotary Wing Unmanned Air Systems Demonstrator Programme
In a major speech at the University of Oxford, the Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, announced the launch of a two year £8 million second phase of innovative research and development, exploring the future of unmanned air systems. Continue reading
PicoSAR Payload for Camcopter Customer
Leonardo has built on its recent sales success with the French military by adding another contract for its unmanned air system-carried PicoSAR surveillance payload. Continue reading
India Wants to Convert 2 Ton Helicopters into UAVs
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has invited global firms with capabilities in specific areas of design and development for conversion of 2 ton class Helicopters into Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (RUAV). Continue reading
UMS Skeldar Delivers First Skeldar V-200 to Indonesia
Designer and manufacturer of high endurance RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems), UMS SKELDAR has announced its working partnership and the commencement of a training programme contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Indonesia. Continue reading