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Mapping land boundaries is an important way to boost a country’s economic growth and development. It contributes towards better security of land ownership, allows land owners to get bank loans and helps governments to tax owners correctly. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $17,461,954 contract for integration of the Guided Bomb Unit-39B/B, also known as laser small diameter bomb onto the MQ-9 Reaper via universal armament interface on a dual carriage system. Continue reading
French drone manufacturer Aeraccess unveiled its new Hawkeye man-packable micro UAS at the Milipol internal security fair near Paris. Continue reading
Avionix Corporation – a provider of communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions for manned and unmanned aircraft – announced that it has closed a $5 million round of funding led by new investor Airbus Ventures and with continuing participation from existing investors Playground Global and Redpoint Ventures. Continue reading
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Singapore’s UAV Command have been deployed in the fight against terror in Afghanistan, Second Minister for Defence Mr Ong Ye Kung said on November 24. Continue reading
Insitu Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, used its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) in assisting with several recent disaster recovery operations in Texas, and fire suppression operations in Oregon and California. Continue reading
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software,has announced Correlator3D version 7.1 with revolutionary technology for true orthos. Users can now automatically generate enhanced true orthomosaics through a technological breakthrough that significantly minimizes artifacts. Continue reading
Studies by a consortium of leading universities, through the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), have begun to bring better understanding to the physical damage associated with small unmanned aircraft – or drones – colliding midair with commercial and business aircraft.