The first-ever RQ-4 Global Hawk to touch down in Japan arrived at Misawa Air Base May 24. Continue reading
Japanese Dance Company Choreographs Performance with QuadCopters
Today, in “Drone-Augmented Amazingness,” Japanese dance troupe Eleven Play have teamed up with artist, hacker, and all-around iconoclast Daito Manabe to create a performance that brings the term, “rise of the machines” to literal new heights. Continue reading
Fury Bridges the Gap Between Tactical and Strategic
Lockheed Martin has posted this video of the Fury UAS which brings strategic capabilities to the tactical warfighter as a long endurance, survivable unmanned aircraft capable of supporting any ISR and IEW mission. Continue reading
FAA Draft Solicitation for UAS Center of Excellence
The FAA has issued a draft solicitation a Center of Excellence for UAS which it plans to competitively select within the next year. The formal solicitation is due to be issued in August.
Lockheed Martin Indago for Civil, Military Applications
Lockheed Martin has posted this video of its five pound Indago UAS, which can serve law enforcement, agriculture, disaster relief and military markets. Continue reading
Nature Inspires UAS of the Future
Based on the mechanisms adopted by birds, bats, insects and snakes, 14 distinguished research teams have developed solutions to some of the common problems that UAS could be faced with when navigating through an urban environment and performing novel tasks for the benefit of society. Continue reading
Passenger Aircraft’s Near Miss with UAS at Perth Airport
A passenger aircraft preparing to land at Perth Airport has narrowly missed colliding with a UAS, as authorities note a rise in incidents involving unmanned aircraft. A Dash-8 chartered aircraft, coming from Kambalda, was coming in to land at Perth Airport just after 9am when the crew spotted a bright strobe light in its path at about 3800ft. The pilot swerved and missed the object by about 20 metres, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says in a report on the March 19 incident. Continue reading
International Consortium of Aeronautical Test Sites
A small but growing group of industry professionals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing the International Consortium of Aeronautical Test Sites (ICATS). Continue reading