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 Helps Aid Effort in Typhoon-Hit Tacloban City
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
Hizbullah Fleet of 200 Iran UAS Monitoring Syrian Border
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
Canadian Face-Detecting UAS Respond to Voice and Gesture Commands
Researchers at Vancouver’s Simon Frasier University have developed a fleet of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that accept group voice commands or can be controlled silently through hand gestures. In addition, individualUAS recognize which of them their controller is speaking to via on-board face recognition cameras. Continue reading
FAA Explains How National Airspace System (NAS) Works – Video
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DARPA Wants XS-1 Unmanned Hypersonic Space Plane to Deploy Satellites
U.S. military researchers are asking industry to begin work on developing a reusable hypersonic unmanned spacecraft able to carry and deploy 3,000-to-5,000-pound satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) for less than $5 million per launch. Continue reading
Guards Claim UAS Drug Drops Common at Quebec Jails
Guards at the Gatineau, Quebec, jail want tighter security after a small UAS — potentially dropping off drugs to inmates — flew over the walls on Sunday. Continue reading
New Wave Energy wants to put power plants in the sky
UK-based New Wave Energy plans to build the first high altitude aerial power plant, using networks of unmanned aircraft that can harvest energy from multiple sources and transmit it wirelessly to receiving stations on the ground.