A new stratospheric unmanned air vehicle with the same high-tech capabilities found in US military-operated unmanned systems – but with the price tag of a car – is being pitched to the civil UAV market.
Taliban’s Bird Drone
A bird fitted with a bomb vest, surveillance camera and GPS tracker was shot dead as it walked along a highway in Afghanistan this weekend — and authorities think the Taliban were behind the suicide mission. Continue reading
Resource Group Gets 3 Year Unmanned Aerial Survey Contract from Network Rail
Resource Group’s Unmanned Aviation Flying Services team has been awarded a place on the national framework agreement by Network Rail for a three year contract to provide aerial infrastructure inspections and surveys. The use of remotely piloted unmanned aviation systems should help to increase inspection efficiencies and reduce the risks associated with rail engineers working at height and in busy rail environments. Continue reading
Canada Issues Clear Guidelines for UAS Flying
Transport Canada has released the details of its new rules governing the commercial use of unmanned aerial systems. Last month, the agency, the equivalent of the FAA, announced a significant liberalization of so-called “low threat” UAS operations. Those were generally described as line-of-sight operations below 300 feet in rural areas away from airports by UASs weighing less than 4.4 pounds and up to 55 pounds. Continue reading
Portuguese Air Force to have UAS Fleet in 2 years
The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) is working on the development of a new unmanned aerial vehicle weighing 500-600 pounds. The FAP wants to create a new fleet of drones to patrol and monitoring of maritime space. Continue reading
Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack Launch & Recovery
U.S. Marines and civilians with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, conduct a training exercise with Insitu Integrator Block 2 unmanned aerial vehicles aboard Atlantic Airfield, Atlantic, N.C.. Continue reading
Postcards from Chernobyl
Earlier this year , photographer Danny Cooke had the opportunity to visit Chernobyl whilst working for CBS News on a ’60 Minutes’ episode which aired on Nov. 23, 2014. Bob Simon is the correspondent. Michael Gavshon and David Levine, producers. Continue reading
ZANO – Autonomous Intelligent Swarming Nano UAS
ZANO is an ultra-portable, personal aerial photography and video capture platform, currently seeking funding through a KickStarter project. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and intelligent enough to fly all by itself! ZANO connects directly to your smart device (iOS or Android) via onboard WiFi. Continue reading