At the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on June 23rd, Denis Koehl [Major General French Air Force (rtd)] will discuss the European Commission’s European RPAS Roadmap Initiative from the SESAR perspective.
Airbus to Target UAS Record with Improved Zephyr
Airbus will later this year conduct a flight test campaign with an improved version of the Zephyr high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system design recently acquired from Qinetiq, and believes a niche market exists for the product. Continue reading
California UAS Summit Report
More than 300 California UAS industry stakeholders packed a Point Loma conference centre to mull how the state can dominate the UAS business despite all the questions hovering around it.
Vancouver Reviews Film Industry UAS Use After Crash
A crash in downtown Vancouver last month has triggered a review by the city on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the film industry. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was being used to shoot a commercial near the intersection of Hastings and Hornby streets when it hit a building and crashed to the ground. No one was injured and Transport Canada says no one will be charged. Continue reading
Douglas A-1 Skyraider Attack Aircraft
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD) was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. It became a piston-powered, propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed “Spad”, after the French World War I fighter.
RPAS 2014 – From National Regulations to Common EU Rules on RPAS
At the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on June 24th, Filippo Tomasello of EASA will discuss EASA’s view of the European Commission’s European RPAS Roadmap Initiative.
California UAS Summit – San Diego
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The California UAS Summit took place in San Diego on Tuesday, June 10. California is a Center of Excellence for the development, manufacturing, and testing of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). From industry leaders General Atomics, Kratos Defense Solutions, and Northrop Grumman’s Center for Unmanned Systems headquartered in San Diego, as well as The Boeing Company, and AeroVironment in Los Angeles County, major UAS has a history in California.
San Francisco Startup Wants to Deliver Medecine by UAS
A San Francisco start-up is developing a UAS delivery service that promises to drug store items hovering outside of addresses in the Mission District in under 15 minutes. QuiQui hopes to start deliveries in July, taking advantage of a recent court decision that struck down Federal Aviation Administration guidelines barring UAS for commercial use.