skygraphics AG has been working several years on the development of a family of parachute systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) to allow the UAV to land without a runway or net recovery system; and to also provide rescue operation to protect the UAV and payload under emergency situations. Continue reading
Silent Falcon Unveils UAS Photogrammetric Sensor Package
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has unveiled a fully integrated photogrammetric sensor package that flies aboard the solar-electric powered Silent FalconTM Unmanned Aircraft System. Incorporating the custom Falcon XCAM-A camera system, Pix4D processing software and LizardTech compression technology, the Silent Falcon photogrammetric package is designed to collect mapping-quality image data on long-endurance, extended-range UAS missions.
Russian UCAV in Near Miss Near Moscow
The Russian unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) programme revealed as long ago as 2007 might have reached the flight-test phase. The evidence comes from a near midair over Arkhangelskoye on February 17, reported by the pilots of two L-29 jet trainers belonging to a civilian flying club based at the Barataevka airfield near Ulyanovsk. The L-29 pilots rapidly altered heading and altitude to escape collision with an unidentified flying object that they described as “a heavyweight unmanned air vehicle.”
Northrop Grumman & Yamaha Motor Build Unmanned Helicopter System
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., have agreed to work together to develop and market an innovative small, unmanned autonomous helicopter system. Continue reading
South Korea: Drones ‘Confirmed as North Korean’
Three small UAS recovered near the inter-Korean border in recent months came from North Korea, South Korea’s defence ministry says. South Korean and US experts reached the conclusion based on data recovered from the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Supermarine Spitfire Fighter Mk.IX
Brendon Deere’s superb WW2 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX fighter is painted in the colour scheme of his uncle, Al Deere. Continue reading
Reference Technologies Announces Hummingbird UAS
Reference Technologies announced the release of three models of its Hummingbird line of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
UAS Deliver Coke to Workers Building Singapore Skyscrapers
A few weeks back, drones buzzed up to high-rises under construction in Singapore and dropped off cans of Coke to the migrant workers building the towers. Tucked into the care packages were 2,734 messages from Singaporeans thanking the tradesmen for their hard work. The idea was to link two communities that don’t often come into contact – Singaporean nationals and the migrant workers who travel far from their countries to build the city-state’s apartment buildings, offices and schools. Continue reading