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Ecuador Develops Domestic UAS

Ecuador unveiled its first unmanned aircraft completely manufactured within the country, culminating five years of work. UAV-2 Gavilán, the first prototype of the nation’s unmanned aircraft system, will be used to keep an eye on border crossings, areas prone to natural disasters and territorial waters used for drug and human trafficking. Continue reading →

Embry Riddle UAS Team Helps Philippines Post Disaster Effort

Over the winter break, Team Awesome’s Stephen Rayleigh and Michael du Breuil from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University were contacted to fly to the Philippines with their UAS Lynx to help with post-disaster mapping of affected areas after Typhoon Yolanda. Continue reading →

Andalusian Solar Powered UAS Prototype Unveiled

Leaders from the tech centres IAT (Andalusian Institute for Technology, CATEC (Centre for Advanced Aerospace Technologies), CITIC (Andalusian Centre for Innovation and Information and Communication Technology) and CTAER (Advanced Technological Centre for Renewable Energy), grouped under the consortium C4T, have provided a preview of the PEGASO project (Aerial Experimental Platform for Advanced and Sustainable Management of on-board energy), which is seeking to produce a demonstrator of an unmanned solar aircraft, equipped with efficient management of on-board energy. The first prototype rolled out in Andalusia represents an innovation in the national and international sphere within the aerospace market. Continue reading →

FAA Loses Commercial UAS Flight Case

A federal administrative judge has dismissed a proposed $10,000 fine against businessman Raphael Pirker, who used a remotely operated 56-inch foam glider to take aerial video for an advertisement for the University of Virginia Medical Center.The FAA alleged that since Pirker was using the aircraft for profit, he ran afoul of regulations requiring commercial operators of “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” to obtain FAA authorisation. Continue reading →

Northrop Grumman/HAV-Developed Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) Reappears as HAV Airlander

A 300-foot-long aircraft originally developed for, by then dropped by, the US Army was recently re-unveiled in Great Britain as the world’s largest aircraft. The HAV 304 “Airlander” is an amalgamation of airship, airplane, helicopter and hovercraft features, and is referred to as a hybrid air vehicle. Continue reading →

Watchkeeper Approved for UK Army Training Flights

Watchkeeper, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by Thales for the British Army, has been given a Release To Service by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD). Continue reading →

Airbus Teams with Delta Drone on Precision Agriculture Services

In 2014, Airbus Defence and Space, Arvalis – Institut du végétal and Delta Drone will explore the potential offered by image and data acquired from sensors carried on-board fixed and rotary wing UAS. Such addition of UAS data could lead to the optimisation of Farmstar Expert’s crop diagnostic and precision agriculture service offering. In the longer term, it could open up new prospects going beyond the current scope of Farmstar Expert. Continue reading →

Unmanned Aerial Video Biotelemetry System

A new UAS service is being developed to help athletes and teams elevate their performance while helping to prevent sports injuries, including concussions, cardiac incidents, and heat-related illnesses. Borne out of a New Jersey flight academy, the AeroTrainer is an unmanned aerial video biotelemetry system designed to give athletes and teams, together with their coaches and trainers, a full picture of athletic performance and physical activity. Continue reading →