Security officials at Cairo International Airport have seized several miniature UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) robots used for spying purposes from passengers of two separate flights. Continue reading
Miniature UAS Seized at Cairo Airport
French Reaper Reaches 500 Flight Hours in Mali
The French Air Force has reported on April 17th that the Reaper detachment deployed in support of Operation Serval in Mali passed the 500 hour flight milestone on 31 March.
Maximising Data Driven Technology Development for Precision Agriculture
Executing focused and collaborative approaches in using cross functional tools within the field of unmanned systems will become increasingly important in meeting today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges for precision agriculture. How we collectively approach technology development and dual use R&D will become increasingly important in our ability to support and sustain the needs of data driven operations across a landscape of competing interest and need.
German sUAS Save Baby Deer from Combine Harvesters
A German wildlife rescue project is deploying small unmanned aircraft systems to find and protect young deer hiding in tall grass from being shredded by combine harvesters cutting hay in spring. Continue reading
UAS Flight near Vancouver Airport Concerns Transport Canada and RCMP
Aviation experts are outraged over a YouTube video that shows a remote-controlled quadrotor flying close to an airplane at Vancouver International Airport. Continue reading
Line-Up for 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge Announced
The 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge, organized by Northrop Grumman Corporation, promises to provide plenty of thrills and spills as 14 student teams from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) put their engineering and design skills to the test.
Lockheed Martin Migrates to Enhanced Ground Control System and Software for sUAS
Lockheed Martin‘s Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems is migrating to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel™ “Fly Light” flight control systems and industry-leading mobile Ground Control Station (mGCS) software. The increased automation allows operators to focus on executing the mission, rather than flying various aircraft.
1917 Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a
The SE5 fighter was designed by H P Folland at the Royal Aircraft Factory and became the most celebrated aeroplane to emerge from those workshops. A total of 5,205 was built including a number of two seat trainers. Unlike many contemporary rotary engined Sopwith and Nieuport fighters which were sensitive and tricky to handle, the SE5 was designed around a Hispano-Suiza V-8 and intended to be relatively stable and easy to fly for the sketchily trained pilots of the period. Continue reading