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Plans to test drones at Newquay Airport are being opposed by the government, according to a leaked briefing note. The note from the Cornish airport warns that Department for Transport (DfT) officials feel Newquay would be unable to separate drones from other aircraft. Continue reading
Just a few months ago we heard about the HexH2o, a waterproof hexacopter that can shoot both aerial and underwater footage. While it looks like it could be a lot of fun, its US$3,658 price tag certainly isn’t for everyone. If you don’t mind a drone with two fewer propellers, however, Urban Drones’ just-announced Splash Drone offers a much less expensive alternative. Continue reading
The EU is being urged to create an online register of drone owners. The recommendation was made by the House of Lords EU Committee, which has been looking into what rules are needed to safeguard the use of unmanned aircraft.
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a new laser weapon able to successfully disable the engine of a truck from over a mile away. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has achieved a significant decrease in cost per flight hour coupled with a sharp increase in flight hours in 2014.
Once again ex-RNZAF Strike Pilot Graham Bethell flings his WW2 P-51 Mustang around the skies with aplomb… Continue reading
UAS Directions is a startup bent on thinking from unexpected directions. Over the past 16 months they have pored their unique design philosophy into developing their 3D multi-rotor uni-bodies.
Google is gearing up to test its solar-powered drone project – dubbed “Project Titan” – sometime this year as part of its continued efforts to bring service to some of the four billion people without Internet access.