Three years ago, New Zealand farmer Neil Gardyne was watching a documentary about the war in Afghanistan and became inspired about new practical farming methods to farm his upland sheep, beef and arable farm in the Otama Valley, near Gore. “I was watching the documentary with my son Mark, and we were looking at how UAS were being operated for military purposes. It got us thinking how we could use such technology on our farm,” he says.
Netflix “Drone2Home” Delivery Service
Netflix has issued a late response to the Amazon spoof about delivery by UAS. Continue reading
Watchkeeper Starts Training Flights in UK Restricted Airspace
The British Army’s Watchkeeper is due to begin flying over British skies this week. The aircraft, which has been tested in West Wales since 2010 and is nearing the end of its trials, is expected to take a “significant role” in future military campaigns. Continue reading
Taranis uses Thrust Vectoring for Flight Control
BAE Systems‘ Taranis unmanned combat air system demonstrator is designed to defeat new counter-stealth radars, and may use thrust vectoring as a primary means of flight control and an innovative high-precision, passive navigation and guidance system, an AW&ST analysis indicates. Continue reading
New Radar Technology Detects Small UAS
Cambridge innovators have worked with government in the UK to develop a new way to detect and track small, slow moving Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) using innovative radar technology. Plextek Consulting has collaborated with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) UAS R&D Programme on the solution. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Gets Contract For SMSS-KMAX Cooperative Teaming Demo
Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.S. Army Robotics Technology Consortium to conduct a fully autonomous reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition experiment using both its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) unmanned ground vehicle and K-MAX unmanned aircraft.
High-Def UAS Video Sells Real Estate in Fort Lauderdale
Local 10 News in Fort Lauderdale reports that small UAS rigged with cameras they can give you an aerial view for a fraction of the cost of aerial photography. Continue reading
ACUO Joins UVS International
The association of Australian Certified UAV Operators Inc. (ACUO), Australia’s 
peak industry association 
for commercial unmanned aircraft, has become a member of UVS International and has been granted a seat on the International Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Coordination Council, the pre-eminent global policy coordination body for this important sunrise industry.ACUO has also been granted a seat on the Board of UVS International, the Paris-headquartered global unmanned systems industry association. Continue reading