Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport authorities confiscated a total of 38 small unmanned aircraft systems or drones in the past three months. Continue reading
Adcom Focuses on Global Expansion
At the Dubai Airshow in 2013, Adcom Systems’ exhibit was dominated by a full-scale model of the UAE-based airframer’s latest creation – the 12-tonne Global Yabhon unmanned aircraft. This year the focus is not on the Global Yabhon, but on Adcom’s global expansion. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Opens Office in Abu Dhabi
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it opened an office in Abu Dhabi in August to support its Middle East and North African (MENA) customers. Additionally, it will support the United Arab Emirates, the first customer of the Predator RPA -series outside of the U.S. and NATO countries.
Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications
CyPhy Works Parc hexrotor can stay aloft as long as its services are needed, monitoring its surroundings 24-7 with a gyro-stabilized high-definition camera until its humans owners decide it’s time for a break. Continue reading
Denmark Tests Drone License Plates
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) and the Danish Transport and Construction Agency are now joining forces to support and promote the development of technological and infrastructural solutions that will ensure the effective and safe use of drones. Continue reading
AgustaWestland’s Sales-Ready Unmanned Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland has given international show debuts to a pair of its optionally-piloted and unmanned air vehicle designs in Dubai.
Drone Strikes Could Cause Jet Engine Failure
Researchers at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering say drones as small as 8 pounds will have “devastating” effects if sucked into the turbofan engines of commercial aircrafts. Continue reading
RPA Crashes in Afghanistan
A remotely piloted aircraft crashed Wednesday in Afghanistan while on a surveillance mission, US Forces Afghanistan said. The aircraft crashed at 4:45 p.m. local time in the mountains of the Mosahi District in Kabul province, Army Col. Michael Lawhorn, US Forces-Afghanistan spokesman, said in a statement. The Pentagon on Wednesday was unable to disclose the owner or type of aircraft. There were no reports of casualties in the mishap.
Source: Air Force Magazine