La Prensa Gráfica announced that this is the first time anyone in El Salvador has used a UAS for journalism. Footage was shot from a DJI Phantom 2 Vision quadcopter which takes high-quality photos and videos, is able to fly as high as 2,300 feet (716 meters), and can stay in the air for 25 minutes. Continue reading
Sagem Displays Patroller OPV at Defexpo India 2014
At the Defexpo India 2014 international defence show on February 6 – 9 in New Delhi, Sagem (Safran) is showcasing a range of systems and equipment designed to meet the most demanding needs of today’s armed forces: intelligence, long-range precision strikes, surveillance, border protection, high-intensity combat and guerrilla warfare. Continue reading
L-3 Communications West Gets $18 M US Navy Support Services Contract for MQ-8B/8C Fire Scout
L-3 Communications Systems West has been awarded a modification contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide support services for the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Fire Scout MQ-8B/8C. Continue reading
3D Imaging System Integrated on Arcturus T-20
The GeoDragon sensor system has now been integrated and flown on an Arcturus UAV T-20 Tier II unmanned aircraft. The sensor system is enclosed in a wing-mounted pod and is capable of high resolution 2-D and 3-D image capture. The sensor was designed by Urban Robotics in Portland, Oregon. The aircraft was built by Arcturus UAV in Rohnert Park, California. Continue reading
Cinematographic Quality Footage Compilation Video
CINEDRONES ARE AWESOME from ANTIMEDIA on Vimeo.
Antimedia is a film production company run by Niels Windfeldt and Andreas Braaten, located in Oslo, Norway but their work has brought them around the globe several times. The company just released this compilation looking back at their work with Cinedrones over the last year. Continue reading
University of Southampton Autonomy and Advanced Systems Showcase
The University of Southampton hosted the Autonomous and Advanced Systems Showcase event on Monday 3 February, where industry, government and academia explored commercial and research opportunities to deliver the next generation of aerospace, marine, defence and other advanced systems technology. Continue reading
UK Analysing Reaper Results with Brimstone Missile
A potential alternative weapon for the Royal Air Force’s General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems has undergone initial firing trials, in co-operation with the US Air Force’s Big Safari programme office. Continue reading
3D Game Maker uses senseFly UAS to Map Entire Planet
Games maker PIXYUL plans on UAS-sourcing and mapping the entire planet, one square kilometer at a time. The UAS are equipped with digital HD cameras and their data will be processed with 3D software to render into in-game terrain. If that sounds overly ambitious, it is. And that’s why it won’t be happening all at once and will be combined with procedural generation for certain parts of the world, such as the major oceans and restricted areas that will never be accessible to UAS. Continue reading