A new milestone in the history of unmanned aircraft was made last week, as ‘Salty Dog 502′ the first drone designed to operate from US Navy carriers linked to a drogue of an Omega tanker off the coast of Maryland.
Airware’s Aerial Information Platform Operating System
Airware has unveiled its Aerial Information Platform (AIP), an operating system for commercial drones that combines hardware, software, and cloud services to enable enterprises to safely operate drones at scale, comply with regulatory and insurance requirements, and rapidly develop industry-specific drone solutions. Continue reading
Chimp Swats Quadcopter at Zoo
A chimp being filmed by a drone at a zoo in theNetherlands decided she wasn’t interested in having a close-up and swatted the drone out of the air with a tree branch. Continue reading
US Navy Wants Humvee-Mounted Anti-UAS Lasers
The US Office of Naval Research is developing the Ground-Based Air Defense On-the-Move concept, or GBAD, which envisions a 30kW solid-state laser mounted to the roof of a Humvee, capable of felling UAS both small and large. Continue reading
DJI and DroneDeploy Announced as Platinum Sponsors of Drone World Expo
Two leading drone technology companies have committed their support to Drone World Expo (DWE) as platinum sponsors. DJI and DroneDeploy will showcase their newest technologies on the exhibit floor and demonstrate the capabilities live at the event scheduled for November 17-18, 2015, at the San Jose, CA Convention Center.
UAV Factory’s New Integrator Training Course
UAV Factory has announced that it has developed a 4-Day Integrator Training Course for its Penguin B Platform. Continue reading
Smartphone Controlled Quadcopter
At the University of Pennsylvania’s Vijay Kumar Lab, Dr. Kumar and his students have been developing advanced, autonomous drones that are assembled from off-the-shelf parts. The drone itself is bare bones: a frame, battery, four motors and props, and a motor controller. As for the phone they’re using, it’s not a special prototype or a developer-only device like Google’s Project Tango. It’s an ordinary Samsung Galaxy phone. Continue reading
China Sets Standard Frequency Ranges for UAS
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has set standard frequency ranges for handling unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading