A Kansas City man plans to explore the lifesaving potential of drones. Lance Nash of Hex FX Aerials has been using unmanned aircraft to shoot video of events for the last two years. Continue reading
Israel Blocks Further UAS Sales to Russia
Israel’s defence ministry has ordered all Israeli companies that manufacture unmanned air systems not to begin or continue negotiations for new contracts in Russia. Israeli sources on 4 August said the decision is a result of Russian intervention in Ukraine, and that Washington had played a major role in the ruling. Continue reading
Detroit Aircraft Corp Reborn
There was once a time when Detroit was the center of not only the automotive world, but the aviation world, too. Back in the early 20th century, the Detroit Aircraft Corp produced more aircraft than any other company and owned a number of subsidiaries, including the company that is now Lockheed Martin. The Detroit Aircraft Corp didn’t survive the Great Depression.
Integrated Pipeline & Border Monitoring Solution
Recently increasing threats of terrorism with a potential for large-scale environmental and technological damage, have resulted worldwide in adoption of special national laws demanding the installation of efficient pipeline monitoring systems capable to locate potentially hazardous events such as intrusion, unsanctioned activity or leakage.
UAS in Peru Explore Pre-Incan Archaeological Sites
Archaeologists in Peru are sending UAS into the skies of the Amazon rainforest and the Andes Mountains to study the pre-Inca ruins that dot the country’s more inaccessible areas. The onboard cameras provide researchers with the “eye in the sky” needed locate ruins without making costly and time-consuming treks to Peru’s remote locales as well as helping these scientists create 3-D models of the sites they’re researching.
UAS Flew Inside Buckingham Palace
A model aircraft enthusiast has turned a passion for flying into the business of his dreams by starting a filming and photography company which specialises in the use of drones. While they may be more familiar to fans of spy dramas, Newdigate resident Ben Sheppard has used the flying cameras to make films for production companies and estate agents, and has even conducted a flight inside Buckingham Palace. Continue reading
Ukrainian Soviet-era Drone Captured by Donetsk Militia
An old Soviet Tu-143 reconnaissance drone allegedly deployed by the Ukrainian army has crashed near Donetsk, with local militia, initially not aware of what that monstrosity was, suspecting in the video to have downed Kiev’s “weapon of mass destruction.”The YouTube video of the downed drone claims the archaic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down “at approximately 13:30 local time near Shahtersk.” In the video, the representatives of DPR anti-Kiev forces say that the “object will be further identified.” Continue reading
Reapers to Join UK’s Core Equipment Programme
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed it is to take the Royal Air Force’s fleet of 10 MQ-9 Reapers into its core equipment program following the end of combat operations in Afghanistan.