2013 was an especially successful year for Elbit Systems’ unmanned aircraft systems operations, where the Hermes family, particularly the most advanced of the UAS family – the Hermes 900, reported noteworthy achievements. Continue reading
Spanish RPAS Community Workshop
A three-day workshop on RPAS has been organised by AESA (Spanish CAA) with the support of EUROCONTROL and AERPAS (Spanish RPAS association (28-30/01/2014) Continue reading
Applanix Conducts Successful Test flight of Professional Mapping UAS
Applanix Corporation and American Aerospace Advisors have completed a successful series of test flights of AAAI’s RS-16 platform equipped with Applanix’ DMS-UAV aerial photogrammetry payload. This is the first successful mission for a long-endurance UAS capable of producing professional-grade, directly georeferenced mapping imagery for civilian applications such as pipeline monitoring, power line and emergency response mapping. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets Design Accreditation from UK MAA
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), has announced that the UK’s Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has accredited the company under the Design Approved Organization Scheme (DAOS). Continue reading
WW2 Aircraft – P-47 Thunderbolt-Hurricane-Lancaster-B17-Mustang…
Republic Aviation’s P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the “Jug,” was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was one of the main United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters of World War II, and served with other Allied air forces. Continue reading
US Dept of Interior & FAA Sign MoA for sUAS Ops
The Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Aviation Services (OAS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) regarding operation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in Class G airspace. Continue reading
France, Britain to Push Work on Armed UAS at Jan. 31 Summit
British and French defence companies will carry out a two-year study on building armed UAS for their countries’ military, according to an agreement to be signed Jan. 31. The memorandum of understanding to develop a Predator-type UAS is one of several that will be signed at a French-British summit at Brize Norton airbase near Oxford in southern England, French officials said. Continue reading
Michigan State University Tests UAS Mounted Sensors to Monitor Golf Course Turf
Michigan State University officials hope to collaborate with a landscape services company to use unmanned aircraft systems to determine turf health. Researchers are testing if they can determine turf health with an infrared camera mounted on a jogging stroller before buying a UAS to do it from the air. Continue reading