The Condor can locate wanted terrorists at a distance of kilometers, even if they are hiding in buildings or tunnels. Continue reading
Wantman Completes Extensive UAV Project with SimActive
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has announced that Wantman Group, Inc. has completed a 9 square mile UAV project using Correlator3D. Initially meant to be acquired using manned aircraft, the dataset comprised 3,056 images with full processing completed in under 2 days. Continue reading
Qualcomm Report on LTE Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Qualcomm has released a 65-page detailed technical Trial Report on “LTE Unmanned Aircraft Systems”. Their insights are based on around 1,000 flights as well as additional simulations over a period of several months. Continue reading
EASA Publishes Proposal on sUAS Operations
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal to regulate the operation of small drones in Europe. All interested parties are welcome to comment this proposal from 12 May until 12 August 2017.
China’s Surface Skimming Anti-Ship Drone-Missile Hybrid
The news that China is working on an anti-ship drone-missile hybrid of sorts has been bouncing around social media as of late, after a photo and details about the weapon surfaced recently. The system is centered around a wing-in-ground-effect optimized airframe—a concept made famous by the Soviet Union’s enigmatic Ekranoplans, and in particular, the giant Caspian Sea Monster. Continue reading
Ligado Partners with Harris Corporation on BVLOS
Ligado Networks has formed a collaborative partnership with Harris Corporation to enable beyond visual line-of-sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems (BVLOS UAS). The two companies share a vision with respect to the commercial market for BVLOS UAS applications and will demonstrate how their joint expertise and technological capabilities can enable the safe integration of such operations into the national airspace system. Continue reading
Turkey’s Anka Undergoes Weapons Trials
Turkey has conducted test firings of domestically manufactured weapons from its Anka unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Defence Industries Undersecretariat (SSM) announced account on 28 April. Continue reading
USAF Academy Cadets Second in UAS Competition
The US Air Force Academy took second place to the Naval Academy at the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency sponsored unmanned aerial systems Swarm Competition, April 23-25 at Camp Roberts, California. Continue reading