An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed near Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range at approximately 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. No injuries or deaths were reported. Continue reading
Drones and WiFi for 3D Through-Wall Imaging
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara professor Yasamin Mostofi’s lab have given the first demonstration of three-dimensional imaging of objects through walls using ordinary wireless signal. The technique, which involves two drones working in tandem, could have a variety of applications, such as emergency search-and-rescue, archaeological discovery and structural monitoring. Continue reading
IS Armed Drones Now Frequent in Raqqa
The Islamic State (IS) group is using drones rigged with munitions in the battle for the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, a FRANCE 24 team inside the jihadist group’s highly dangerous self-proclaimed capital discovers. Continue reading
Aviation, Telecommunications History Made in Mock Disaster Exercise
Chase plane view of following unmanned aircraft system
In mock drill, UAS with first-of-its-kind “flying cell site” delivers wireless service to first responders in a “communications-denied” environment.
Bath University Wins UAS Challenge 2017
Engineering students from Bath University have beaten other undergraduate teams to be crowned overall winners of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Challenge. Continue reading
Senators Introduce Bi-Partisan Safe Drone Act of 2017
U.S. Senators. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced bi-partisan legislation designed to advance the development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and build on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to safely integrate them into the National Airspace System. Continue reading
FAA Establishes Drone I.D. Rulemaking Committee
The FAA is setting up a new Aviation Rulemaking Committee that will help the agency create standards for remotely identifying and tracking unmanned aircraft during operations. The rule-making committee will hold its first meeting June 21-23 in Washington, DC. Continue reading
MITRE UAS Study Needs Participants
Do you fly RC Aircraft as a hobby? Are you a Commercial UAS pilot? Are you interested in supporting cutting-edge aviation research? If so, please consider this opportunity with The MITRE Corporation. Continue reading