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The FAA will approve Hollywood’s request to use UAS for filming, government and industry sources familiar with the process have told Forbes. On Thursday afternoon the FAA will announce its decision, and explain the procedures under which production companies will operate and the aviation rules which they are exempted from, the sources say. Continue reading
A group of students at SRM University in Chennai, India, led by Sobin Santhosh, final year student in the Aerospace department have designed and implemented an autonomous copter equipped with an automatic face and person recognition system in a day. They have trained their intelligent software to detect a person irrespective of his/her attire, face orientation, posture and/or background. Continue reading
Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems announced that a pair of successful live-fire demonstrations of its new Fury lightweight precision guided glide weapon off of a Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.
JARUS (Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems) is a global grouping of national aviation authorities developing and proposing regulations for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). Several important decisions were taken at the JARUS plenary meeting, which took place in Helsinki, Finland on 15-19 September 2014. Continue reading
If anyone could turn quadcopters into romantic, magical, flying lampshades, it’s the Cirque du Soleil. The Cirque, the worldwide, billion-dollar-plus entertainment empire, on Monday unveiled a video (see below) showcasing its use of quadcopters as a lyrical storytelling tool. Continue reading
Two Taiwan nationals today admitted their roles in a scheme to export sensitive U.S. military drone technology overseas, federal prosecutors say. Hui Sheng Shen, 47, and Huan Ling Chang, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act during a hearing today before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. Continue reading
A European project led by the Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) and the University of Seville created flying robots capable of reaching places too dangerous for humans and work independently in a wide range of tasks. The autonomy and skills of the robots is being developed to build or disassemble structures for a host of future applications, from rescue missions to inspection and maintenance in the energy and space sectors. Continue reading
The M19 was designed for long ranges,” says Igal Mevorach, Head of the Marketing & Business Development Administration at the TAMAM Division of IAI. “You can install it on large UAVs that operate at high altitudes, like the Heron and Heron-TP. The objective is to enable these vehicles to fly inside Israeli territory while photographing targets located outside this territory (stand-off intelligence). Continue reading