The US Navy has awarded nine companies a spot on a maximum $99 million set of contracts to provide software development and other services for the Naval Air Systems Command’s Strike Planning and Execution Systems, which supports a number of air, sea and ground missions.
Audi A6 Escapes Drone Attack
Audi’s 2016 A6 is for the birds. The Herndon, Va., luxury car brand has launched a humorous campaign for the sedan whose lead-off TV spot updates, in a truly creepy way, the most famous sequence from Alfred Hitchcock’s ornithological horror movie, switching out rogue crows for the much scarier prospect of rampaging flocks of drones. Continue reading
The Riga Declaration – Europe Reaches Broad Consensus On Further Steps To Open RPAS Market
On 5-6 March 2015, the “Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems: Framing the future of Aviation” conference took place in Riga, Latvia. This event was organised by the Ministry of Transport of Latvia and the Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia, in cooperation with the European Commission, during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Australian UAS Operating Applications Continue to Soar
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it is being inundated with an unprecedented number of applications to commercially operate drones.
Surveillance Expert Uses Kites
“Drones are here to stay, and they are a very valuable tool,” said Randy Anglin of Lionstrike Forensics. “But kites and balloons have become a very valuable tool for what we do.” Continue reading
EasyJet Considers UAVs for Spare-Parts Resupply
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is looking at using unmanned air vehicles to reduce the logistics burden in quickly supplying spares to grounded aircraft. Continue reading
Panoptes Working on Autonomous UAS Sense and Avoid Technology
Panoptes UAV is a subsidiary and new arm of Aurora Flight Sciences. The division is working to develop avionics for commercial unmanned aircraft platforms with the ability to act as the “brains under the hood,” helping the aircraft to see and avoid obstacles in its path. Continue reading
American Millionaire using Unmanned Helicopters to Rescue African Migrants at Sea
Christopher Catrambone is an immigrant himself, having moved his family to Malta from his native New Orleans to flee the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Last year, he and his wife Regina say they invested “nearly 50 per cent of our savings” — $US7.5 million — to purchase a 130-foot search and rescue ship, two drones and two inflatable boats, then put them to sea complete with a crew of technical and medical experts. Continue reading