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A research project in the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University is focused on increasing the endurance of UAS, or unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading
To address a growing need for reporting airborne safety hazards, helicopter pilots now have a new website that allows for fast and easy reporting of near misses and other in-flight safety events. Continue reading
Saturday was a big day at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. It became the primary base for all the Global Hawk missions in the United States. The base welcomed Secretary Heather Wilson and Senator John Hoeven for a new mission. Continue reading
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The AirMap team has also been busy with several exciting drone demonstration projects throughout the United States. Continue reading
Pierre-Olivier Nouges, left, and Bill Watson, right, take a look at the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or LMADIS mounted on a MRZR all-terrain vehicle on the exhibit floor during the Sea Air Space Exposition at the Galylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. on May 7, 2019.
A U.S. Marine Corps experiment that has deployed a counter-drone system on a Polaris MRZR all-terrain vehicle to the Mideast is winding down, according to a Corps official. Continue reading
At its Annual Media Conference, Rega presented a new type of aircraft for searching for missing persons: the newly developed Rega drone can autonomously scan large search areas and is equipped with various sensors, such as a thermal camera. Continue reading
Boeing has successfully completed the first outdoor flight tests of the cargo air vehicle (CAV). In a safe and controlled environment, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully took off, hovered, transitioned to forward flight and then landed safely. Continue reading
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, along with one of its regional resellers, Frontier Precision, announced that Wood has adopted the Delair UX11 high-performance UAV for its work in site planning and asset management in mining and quarry projects in the western US. Continue reading