Nine Spitfires take to the skies in formation over the historic WWII Duxford Airfield at Flying Legends Airshow 2017. Continue reading
Lasers & Microwaves Defeat Multiple Drones in MFIX Event
Forty-five unmanned aerial vehicles and drones fell out of the sky during a U.S. Army exercise after Raytheon’s advanced high-power microwave and laser dune buggy engaged and destroyed them. These common threats were knocked down during a Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence. Continue reading
Maryland High School Student Develops Spherical Video (VR) Live Streaming Drone
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Darius James Lukas is a science, technology, engineering and math senior at South River High School. With classmates Andrew Loomis and Allison Bowman, Darius founded the drone company Thanics as part of their Capstone project for their Unmanned Aerial Systems class. They had to develop and deliver a quad-copter or drone with enhanced 360-degree camera capabilities that will be safe for most people to use and can live-stream and follows FAA rules and regulations. Continue reading
South Korean KUS-FS MALE UAV Continues Flight Trials
A prototype of South Korea’s indigenously developed Korean Unmanned System (KUS)-FS medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been revealed undergoing flight testing. Continue reading
South Africa’s Registered RPAS Population Growing
As of the end of last year South Africa had registered 663 remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) with 686 remote pilot licences (RPLs) issued. This is according to data provided by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and published in a State of Drone Report in South Africa, sponsored by Rocketmine and released last week. Continue reading
Drones for Security and Beyond – Bogota August 22-24
ARTC, the Colombian Unmanned Aircraft Association, which represents over 1,000 professionals and companies that use UAVs in a commercial environment, has joined forces with the E+S+S International Security Fair in Bogota, to organise ‘Drones for Security and Beyond’, on August 22-24 , 2018. Continue reading
Nokia Works on Drone Framework for Australia
Nokia is actively working alongside a university in Sydney on brainstorming use-cases for drones in the agriculture and public safety sectors, as well as establishing a reliable drone network for Australian airspace. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Completes Test Flights in US
Drone Delivery Canada reports the Company completed a series of successful test flights during the week of March 5th, 2018 in the United States of America at the Griffiss International Airport located in Rome, New York.