The Swiss/Swedish based Unmanned System developer and manufacturer, UMS Group AG, recently demonstrated their tactical fixed wing UAS, the F-330 to a delegation of over 60 VIPs including the Minister of Defence, in Uruguay, making them the first ever European UAS provider to fly an Unmanned System in the country. Continue reading
Abu Dhabi Police UAS Equipped with Full HD
The Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, have upgraded the technical specifications of its remote-controlled flying quadcopters. They are now they are able to capture full HD footage. Continue reading
UAS R&D Project Wins Environmental Approval in Spain
Spanish regulators gave initial approval to build a research and development center for unmanned aircraft in state-owned forest land. The project, sponsored by the Defense Ministry’s National Institute for Aerospace Technology, won environmental clearance and will advance toward final approvals, according to a decision published last week by the Spanish government. Continue reading
Quadcopter ‘Deliberately Flown at Passenger Airliner’
An airliner came within just 80ft of colliding with a quadcopter after it was ‘deliberately flown’ at the passenger plane as it flew over Essex, an official report reveals. Continue reading
Blue Bear and e-Go Announce MOU
Blue Bear Systems Research. and e-Go aeroplanes have just announced their signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the two companies to work together as partners in the research, testing, support and training for the e-Go platform as an optionally piloted system (OPA), which would be based on the e-Go Single Seat Deregulated (SSDR) aircraft, and would have Blue Bear’s equipment embedded to facilitate unmanned operations. Continue reading
Photographers Charged Over UAS Photos in Beijing
Chinese Authorities charged three photographers in Beijing for endangering public security after using an illegal drone in an attempt to take aerial photos of an airport in Hebei Province in December last year. Continue reading
Textron Awaits FAA COA for Aerosonde Flight
Textron Systems expects to receive a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the US Federal Aviation Administration in coming weeks which will allow the firm to operate its AAI Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle (UAV) in unrestricted US airspace.
Reaper Damages Runway in Niger
An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft suffered a “hard landing” in Niamey, Niger, following an unarmed reconnaissance and surveillance sortie in support of operations in West Africa last Monday, officials said.