A French national security and defence agency under the prime minister closed the books on a call for bids to fund a drone interception system. It hopes to have at least some drone defences operational in the next 18 months.
Hobby UAS as Terror Weapons
If you want to understand why the government freaked out when a $400 remote-controlled quadcopter landed on the White House grounds last week, you need to look four miles away, to a small briefing room in Arlington, Virginia. Continue reading
Upgraded Anka Completes Maiden Flight
Turkish Aerospace Industries has begun flight testing of the Block B variant of its Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle, local news sources have reported.
MIT’s Entry in Dubai’s ‘Drones For Good’ Contest is a Drone Swarm that can Land on Water
When a team from MIT’s Senseable City Lab flew to Dubai this weekend to participate in Drones for Good, a contest hosted by the UAE government, they brought a swarm of five amphibious drones in tow.
Alibaba Starts UAS Delivery in Three-Day Test Programme
Alibaba, the Chinese online marketplace, is conducting a three-day test to deliver packages using quadcopters within an hour.
CybAero Begins Training for Chinese Partner AVIC
CybAero signed a framework agreement with a company belonging to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on July 2. Continue reading
Chinese Smartphone Manufacturer to Build QuadCopters
Xiaomi is the fastest growing smartphone manufacturer in the world at the moment. The company’s growth rate is kind of staggering, and they have huge plans for the future. This company is selling smartphone and tablets, but those are just a part of the big picture for Xiaomi. Continue reading
FAA Grants Eight More UAS Exemptions
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted eight more regulatory exemptions for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, bringing the total number of exemption grants to 24.