As crews advanced against a giant wildfire around Yosemite National Park, fire commanders said they would maintain use of a Predator UAS to give them early views of any new flare-ups across in the remote and rugged landscape. Continue reading
Quadcopters in the Construction Industry
The talk of construction lately has been devices, which includes tablets, smartphones, and more. Now, there is another device flying—yes, flying—onto many construction jobsites, giving construction companies the opportunity to provide the owner with progress shots of the job – enter the ‘quadcopter.’ Continue reading
New York Viewed by Phantom/GoPro Hero
A video recently added to Vimeo by New York City-filmmaker Nicolas Doldinger is guaranteed to make film geeks squirm with anxiety until they can get their hands on the Phantom quadcopter used to film the thing. Continue reading
Colorado Firms Develop UAS Weed Control Service for Agriculture
Two Boulder businesses are hoping to bring pioneering UAS technology to the age-old business of farming – if only federal regulators will let them out of the barn. Continue reading
Quad Copter Summer Camp at UT Dallas University
More than two dozen high school students learned how to fly right as technology entrepreneurs during a four-week summer camp at The University of Texas at Dallas. Continue reading
UAS Surveillance of Oil Pipelines Could Monitor Leaks and Activists
North American energy companies are planning to use UAS to monitor their pipelines — in part to check for potential gas or oil leaks, but also to limit “third-party intrusions,” a broad range of activity that includes anything from unwanted vehicles entering restricted areas around pipelines to environmental activists. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Developing Universal Sensor Mount for Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman is working through internal testing to upgrade sensors for its embattled Global Hawk reconnaissance aircraft, trying to keep a variant of it alive while the Air Force continues to target it for cuts. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $15.8M of Orders for Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems from US Army
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it has received a total of $15.8 million in orders under a contract for Switchblade tactical missile systems, ancillary equipment and support. Continue reading