Academics at the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with a group at the University of Bergen in Norway, are using remotely operated flying machines to scan rock formations in remote areas in order to better understand what lies beneath the surface and improve understanding of subsurface reservoirs. Continue reading
Sagem Gets French Army Contract for 5 Sperwer UAS
Sagem (Safran) recorded a new order at the end of December 2013 from French defence procurement agency DGA for five additional Sperwer tactical UAS (including two on option), to be deployed by the French army. They will be delivered in 2015.
Pocket Drone Kickstarter Campaign Raises $265K +
Hardware Battlefield entrant Pocket Drones blew past their initial goal of $35,000 after launching on the Tech Crunch stage at CES 2014. Billed as The Pocket Drone, the world’s smallest heavy lift micro-copter, the rotors fold back so that the entire machine can fit into a pocket. Continue reading
Draganfly’s New Shadow and Guardian Quadrotors
Draganfly Innovations has released two new multirotor helicopters, the Shadow and the Guardian. These quadrotor aircraft are built to carry high megapixel cameras and transmit the live video feed back to the operator. Both aircraft share the same frame, with the Guardian sporting more powerful motors and a larger battery, giving it a higher payload capacity. Continue reading
Russian Pacific Fleet Airbase Supplied with UAS
Several unmanned aircraft systems and a ground control station have been delivered to an airbase of the Russian Pacific Fleet in Kamchatka, fleet spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Roman Martov told Interfax-AVN on Thursday. Continue reading
US Border-Patrol UAS Borrowed by Other Agencies
Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are increasingly borrowing border-patrol UAS for domestic surveillance operations, newly released records show, a harbinger of what is expected to become the commonplace use of unmanned aircraft by police. Continue reading
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Low-Level Flying Display
Two Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk (a.k.a Warhawk) fighters at the Classic Fighters airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand in 2003. Continue reading
UN Falco Crashes in Congo
An unmanned aircraft used by U.N. peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo crashed on Wednesday near the eastern town of Goma, sources at the airport and interior ministry said. Continue reading