Kansas State University Salina is one of the first universities in the United States to offer a bachelor of science degree in unmanned aircraft systems. Now, K-State Salina has begun a programme to validate standards developed by ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
US Navy Global Hawk Strays into Canadian Airspace
A U.S. Navy Global Hawk wandered into Canadian-controlled airspace this week off the coast of NovaScotia. It was over the ocean when it crossed into the Canadian zone about 230 kilometres southwest of Yarmouth. Continue reading
US Navy Triton Programme Advances without “Sense-and-Avoid” System
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft is progressing through its flight-test programme, but still without a “sense-and-avoid” system that would protect against collisions with other aircraft. The Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) programme office said it is taking a “layered approach” to meeting the requirement until it finds a technology solution. Continue reading
ASTM Approves Seven New Standards for sUAS
The ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems has recently approved seven new standards that cover all major facets of small unmanned aircraft systems operations, including design, construction, operation and maintenance requirements. Continue reading
UAS Help Map Fukushima Cleanup and Reconstruction
Drone Adventures was founded a year ago, and they’ve been busy conducting post-disaster autonomous UAS mapping missions in places like Haiti, where updated maps can be critical to aid distribution (in the short term) and infrastructure management and repair (in the long term). Continue reading
Blackburn Monoplane – Britain’s Oldest Airworthy Plane – Shuttleworth Collection
Robert Blackburn was born on the 26th March 1885 and became one of Britain’s first aircraft designers and builders. His first aeroplane to fly did so at Filey in 1910 and he then produced several designs over the next two years. The basic 1912 machine was called the Mercury or the Type D monoplane. Continue reading
Spain Issues Blanket Ban on All Commercial UAS
Spain’s State Agency for Aerial Security, the AESA, which is part of the Ministry of Industry, has issued a blanket ban on commercial UAS use everywhere in the country. Continue reading
Triathlon Organisers Issue Statement on UAS Incident
Further to the incident in which a competitor in the Endure Batavia Triathlon in Geraldton, Western Australia, was injured by a UAS, the organisers have released the following statement: Continue reading