The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in New Zealand is asking the public as well as industry professionals to have their say on the proposed new rules for ‘unmanned aircraft operations’. Most drones currently fall under regulations designed for model aircraft, but are capable of flying much faster, further and higher than traditional model planes. Continue reading
3D Measurement & Imaging Conference in December
Peter van Blyenburgh, President, Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) International, Valentijn de Leeuw, Vice President, ARC Advisory Group, and Shabtay Negry, COO, Mantis Vision will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming SPAR Europe 3D Measurement & Imaging Conference and European LiDAR Mapping Forum, taking place 8-10 December, 2014 at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Continue reading
Kazakhstan Plans Local UAS Assembly in 2016
UAS will be assembled in Kazakhstan’s Astana starting 2016, according to the press-service of Kazakhstan Engineering national company. Continue reading
Parrot BeBop Tested
With the release of the Parrot’s Bebop coming December 1st, IEEE Spectrum took the opportunity to take one for a test flight at an event in New York City. As previously reported, the Bebop has a number of advanced features, but by far the most fun is the support for first person video flying.
Behind the Scenes the Drone orchestra at The Barbican
The Creators Project, a collaboration between Intel and Vice magazine, has produced a 10-minute mini-documentary that lets viewers glimpse the rationale, logistics and artistic vision behind the recent drone orchestra project at London’s Barbican theatre. Continue reading
Medical Helicopter Near Miss with UAS
A Life Flight helicopter pilot avoided a catastrophe, when a drone nearly collided with the chopper as it flew above the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport. Continue reading
Facebook Expands Drone Team
Facebook is bulking up its drone team.The company has posted more than a dozen jobs for aeronautical engineers, technicians and other specialists for its drone business. It’s all part of Facebook’s plan to connect the whole world to the Internet using drones, lasers and satellites. Continue reading
Japan to Buy Three Global Hawks
Japan will buy three Global Hawks and may fly them out of Misawa Air Base, according to Japanese media. State Broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency reported Monday on plans to buy the Northrop Grumman-built Global Hawks along with four E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early-warning aircraft. Continue reading