U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the creation of a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading
Sneak Preview of Google’s New Delivery Drone
Watching baby steps of drone delivery, courtesy of Google X (5 miles in 5 mins is the promise) #zg15 pic.twitter.com/Xk2KyTRURP
— Aaref Hilaly (@aaref) October 19, 2015
This short video shows one of Google’s delivery drones gracefully drop a package at the company’s Zeitgeist confab taking place right now in Arizona. Continue reading
US Army Tests Drone Swarms
In this season’s Network Integration Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, coordinated units of remotely operated and automated aircraft will be used to represent a possible threat on tomorrow’s battlefields.
Turbocharger Failure Caused MQ-1B Predator Crash
An engine turbocharger failure led to the crash of an MQ-1B Predator remote aircraft May 1, 2015, according to an Air Combat Command abbreviated accident investigation board report just released. Continue reading
Pennsylvania Power – Drones to Inspect Power Lines
Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) has received permission from the FAA to use drones to inspect more than 50,000 miles of power lines in its 29-county service area in central and eastern Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Rogue Drones Have Met their Match
Aim. Engage. Stop. Battelle’s revolutionary DroneDefender, is the first portable, accurate, rapid-to-use counter-weapon to stop suspicious or hostile drones in flight, providing critical security protection at home and abroad.
UK Military Aviation Authority to Update Unmanned Operations Guidelines
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority is preparing the release of an updated version of its regulations on unmanned air vehicles, which will draw on feedback from a first document that was released last January.
IAI Unveils New Ground-Based Counter UAV System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a range of ground-based systems for detecting, tracking, and disrupting (jamming) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in response to growing global security concerns over the proliferation of cheap and easy-to-operate remote-controlled (RC) aircraft.