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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) company Olaeris has selected North Carolina as its top choice for a U.S. headquarters facility. They are currently engaging Piedmont economic development leaders to identify the most promising location for what they believe can become a leading R&D hub to the global UAS industry. Continue reading
Jeff Bezos is nothing if not a showman. Amazon’s CEO loves a good reveal, and took the opportunity afforded by a 60 Minutes segment to show off his company’s latest creation: drones that can deliver packages up to five pounds, to your house in less than half an hour. They’re technically octocopters, as part of a programme called “Amazon Prime Air.” Continue reading
The Russian government is discussing a project to establish a new integrated structure that will develop and produce unmanned aircraft systems, a source in the country’s defence industry said. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman, which engineers the Navy’s Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and the Air Force’s Global Hawk surveillance plane in San Diego, recently showed off two smaller drones at the company’s burgeoning Rancho Bernardo offices. Continue reading
Efforts to coax a little extra punch out of the Sierra’s winter storms could soon involve the use of UAS, with the unmanned aircraft potentially offering significant benefits when it comes to boosting the region’s water supply and putting more snow on its ski slopes. Continue reading
According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, an American UAS has crashed in Chaparahar district on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading
UAS technology is helping the aid-effort in typhoon-hit Tacloban city, enabling relief teams to more efficiently search through debris, clear roads and assess damage. Continue reading
The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah is said to operate a fleet of 200 unmanned aircraft systems. Lebanese sources said the Shi’ite force was operating UAS throughout Lebanon. Continue reading