Divers with the Houston Police Department recovered the missing Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office drone last week after it crashed and sank into Lake Conroe April 25. Continue reading
NEANY and Visual Intelligence to Deploy iOne M+ 108 Megapixel Multispectral Sensor in Arrow UAS
NEANY has expanded its partnership agreement with Visual Intelligence to deploy Visual Intelligence’s iOne M+ 108 megapixel metric mapping system in NEANY’s flagship unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Arrow. NEANY will utilize the iOne M+ system for large area high-resolution geospatial imaging for both military and commercial applications.
Lockheed Martin Integrates Latest Ground Control Station Technology with Fury UAS
To increase expeditionary capabilities in its long endurance Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Lockheed Martin recently fielded its newest Expeditionary Ground Control Station, or “xGCS” (R), for use with the Fury UAS.
Multi-Copter Crashes on Beach At Nice
A multi-copter crashed on the beach at Nice on Friday morning around 10.15 and nobody was injured. Continue reading
AR Drone Launches BeBop Controlled by SmartPhone
Wireless products maker Parrot unveiled a drone Sunday aimed squarely at smartphone or tablet owners keen on getting bird’s eye views of the world.Parrot billed its Bebop Drone as a flying high-quality camera that will land in the market in the final three months this year. Continue reading
UK Bird Society UAS Monitors Protected Species
The British Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using a remotely controlled aircraft to spy on the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. Continue reading
UAV Factory Secures Financing Led by Skype Man
UAV Factory, a vertically integrated manufacturer and designer of long endurance unmanned aerial vehicles and platforms, announced that it has secured first round of financing to meet increasing customer demand for UAV platforms, expand company’s engineering staff and improve company’s infrastructure. Continue reading
UAS in Near Miss with Commercial Jet Over Florida
A Federal Aviation Administration official warned this week about the dangers of even small unmanned aircraft, pointing specifically to a recent close call involving a drone and a commercial airliner that could have had “catastrophic” results.