Ecuador is working with Brazil in the manufacture of prototype unmanned aircraft to be used by the countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNSAUR).
UAV Mapping of a Landslide
At the end of May 2014, UPVISION, a Czech unmanned aerial vehicle and mapping company, conducted a UAV survey of a landslide on Highway D8, currently under construction near the city of Litomerice, in the northern part of the Czech Republic. A geological survey was conducted on Highway D8, which had been under construction at the time of the landslide. Continue reading
Fireworks Display Filmed from Inside
South African Jos Stiglingh flew his DJI Phantom 2 drone into the midst of a West Palm Beach, Florida fireworks display in May, and the resulting footage is stunning.Set to a dramatic Andrea Bocelli aria, the footage shows fireworks exploding sometimes right next to the UAS. Continue reading
US Government Accountability Office Calls for Wider Adoption of Open Systems Approach
Despite some positive developments in implementing an open systems approach to product development, congressional investigators found that the Defense Department faces several challenges, namely a preference to purchase proprietary systems.
Connecticut Restaurant Tests UAS Delivery of Chicken Wings
A Milford restaurant has experimented a different kind of way to receive food, rather than picking up or eating it. The Tilted Kilt in Milford recently tested out delivering chicken wings by drone, and they said the experiment was a success. Continue reading
UK Deploys Reapers to Afghanistan
The United Kingdom has deployed its five new General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft systems to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 July.
UAS in the Petrol Industry
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly called drones, remain the fastest growing technological advancement and sector in aerospace. Over the next 10 years, the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) predicts the use of UAS is forecasted to grow into a $140 billion dollar global market. In the simplest terms, UAS are a tool to collect valuable data for end users; they can help increase revenue, decrease cost, and minimize risk. Continue reading
Bermuda UAS for Drug Busts and Search & Rescue
Donte Hunt is going to be Bermuda’s ‘eye in the sky’. The businessman has established a new business to operate unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that can fly for 20 hours streaming back live high definition video to the Island. Continue reading