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Minnesota’s Northland Community & Technical College is the only college in the country with a special training programme, teaching students how to do maintenance on unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Trimble Adds Unmanned Aircraft System to its Agriculture Portfolio for Aerial Imaging and Mapping
Trimble has announced the addition of its Trimble UX5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to its Agriculture product portfolio for aerial imaging and mapping. The Trimble UX5 system can enable Ag service providers to easily capture aerial images for scouting and monitoring crop health such as detecting pests, weeds and nitrogen deficiencies. Continue reading
Czech Operator Deploys German UAS in Russia
In December 2013, Czech biggest UAS company UPVISION in cooperation with Techniserv and UVS Avia conducted aerial surveying works using the UA system Microdrone MD4 1000 in Russia. Continue reading
Should You Insure UAS for Farming?
Insurance companies are realizing there is a void in their industry when it comes to UAS protection.“As the use of UAS increases, we realize there is a gap in coverage,” says Brent Van Roekel, Nationwide Agribusiness. Continue reading
Oklahoma State University Graduate Students Build UAS to Study Weather
Students in Oklahoma State University’s unmanned aircraft systems degree programme have designed two practical unmanned aircraft systems as part of their UAS Design and Analysis course. The first is an aircraft designed to intercept and measure important meteorological parameters in severe thunderstorms. Continue reading
100 km Powerline Inspection Over Guerilla-Controlled Territory in Colombia
Elimco was recently requested to make a single flight over more than 100 km of powerlines within a practically inaccessible area in the mountains of Colombia to carry out a high definition inspection. Continue reading
CAE to Provide UAS Mission Trainer to Italian Air Force
CAE has announced it was awarded a contract to provide Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) with an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Mission Trainer representing the General Atomics Predator remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Continue reading
Yemen says American UAS Crashed into Mountain
A military source said last Thursday that an American UAS had fallen near the border with neighboring Oman. A Yemeni investigation has concluded that it had crashed in the southern Al-Mahra province after hitting a mountain. Continue reading