Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring the 2013 and 2014 UAV Challenge — Outback Rescue, a competition in which students develop unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs) that locate and deliver an emergency package to a fictitious lost hiker. The competition is aimed at encouraging growth in the Australian civil UAV industry and raising awareness of the potential civilian applications. Continue reading
UAS to Deliver Parcels in Australia
Zookal has announced a partnership with Flirtey that will see the textbook rental startup company employing UAS to deliver parcels in Australia starting this March. It will be the first use of fully automated commercial UAS in the world, the companies said. Continue reading
SenseFly and Drone Adventures Autonomously Map the Matterhorn
Earlier this year, senseFly took to the Alps to demonstrate how their eBee UAS could be deployed from the middle of a ski slope (or just about anywhere else) to autonomously create high resolution 2D and 3D maps while you sit around sipping hot chocolate. Continue reading
Kiln Partners with Resource UAS to Help Mitigate Risks Associated with Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Kiln, the international specialist insurance and reinsurance underwriting group which is part of Tokio Marine, has partnered with aviation training specialist Resource UAS to help mitigate the risks associated with using commercially flown Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) through training and insurance. Continue reading
Unmanned Systems Lead Oil Spill Detection Test in Operation Arctic Shield
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) led a team of engineers and scientists from multiple Coast Guard units, other federal agencies, and universities in evaluating methods to detect, track and respond to simulated oil spills off the North Slope of Alaska as part of Operation Arctic Shield 2013, from 9 to 14 September 2013. Continue reading
Embry-Riddle Unveils Real World Design Challenge to Use UAS to Increase Food Production
Representatives from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide have unveiled the 2014 Real World Design Challenge scenario. High school students participating in this year’s challenge will tackle a scenario that focuses on the design and implementation of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to increase food production for the world’s growing population through precision agriculture. Continue reading
Saudi Science Agency Produces UAS
The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia has disclosed that it has produced 38 UAS that are named Saker 2, Saker 3 and Saker 4. Continue reading
US Air Force Issues RFI for Common UAS Sense-and-Avoid System
US Air Force unmanned aircraft system (UAS) experts are looking for defence contractors able to design an airborne sense-and-avoid system that could be installed on a wide variety of UAS to enable unmanned aircraft to operate safely alongside commercial aircraft in civil airspace. Continue reading