A 14-year-old in Gujarat received a Rs 5 crore (50 Million Rupees = $730,00 )Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the production of drones designed by him, reported the Times of India.
ARRL Complaint Asserts that Illegal Drone Transmitters Could Interfere with Air Traffic Control
In what it calls an “extremely urgent complaint” to the FCC, ARRL has targeted the interference potential of a series of audio/video transmitters used on unmanned aircraft and marketed as Amateur Radio equipment. Continue reading
FAA Settles with Skypan on Airspace Violations
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with SkyPan International, Inc., of Chicago. The agreement resolves enforcement cases that alleged the company operated unmanned aircraft (UAS) in congested airspace over New York City and Chicago, and violated airspace regulations and aircraft operating rules. Continue reading
Israeli Drone Crashed in Lebanon
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced on Tuesday it has found the Israeli drone which crashed late on Monday over the Lebanese territories. In a statement, the Islamic Resistance said it’s Mujahedeen (fighters) have found the crashed drone and moved it to a safe are for examination. Continue reading
NASA Explores Drone Aerodynamics
For decades, NASA has used computer models to simulate the flow of air around aircraft in order to test designs and improve the performance of next-generation vehicles. Continue reading
Drones to Help Build New Metro Corridors in Mumbai
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning to use unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the construction of the upcoming Metro rail corridors in the city. Aerial surveys for construction of the DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd (Metro 2B) route, and the Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavli (Metro 4) route will be conducted using drones.
Passenger Jet Scare – Drone Pilot Arrested in China
A man has been arrested in China after uploading video footage that clearly shows it came from a DJI Mavic Pro drone that was hovering in the flight path of a passenger jet on landing approach. Continue reading
SimActive used in Coastal Erosion Assessment with UAS
SimActive Inc.has announced that Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia (UTM) has chosen Correlator3D for its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research.