Swiss-based Unmanned Systems AG, the parent company of Unmanned Systems Group, and Swiss UAV AG have agreed on an immediate merger whereby UMS will acquire a qualified majority of SUAV, effectively taking control of the company. Continue reading
Saab Signs Contract for Skeldar UAS for Maritime Operations
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract to deploy the Skeldar Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for maritime operations. Continue reading
DJI to Introduce Direct Drive Brushless Gimbal for GoPro
The soon to be released GoPro Zenmuse gimbal for the Phantom will bring fully stabilized aerial video to the average person for the first time in history. Continue reading
Domestic Indian UAS for Anti-Terrorist Operations
India’s defence research agency (DRDO) has developed an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) specifically for anti-terrorist and counter insurgency operations. Continue reading
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The Glass Ceiling for Remotely Piloted Aircraft
“Those who by valorous ways become princes, like these men, acquire a principality with difficulty, but they keep it with ease.” —Niccolò Machiavelli, 1513. Continue reading
UND Spin-Off Expands Growing UAS Aerial Crop Imagery Industry
When David Dvorak launched Field of View in 2010, he foresaw a bright future for aerial crop imagery. Today, after working with farmers, agronomists and even a South American plantation manager, he’s more optimistic than ever. Continue reading
URS Tech Services Gets $14M UAS Systems Operations Center Suppor Contract Extensiont
URS Technical Services Inc., Germantown, Maryland, has been awarded a $14,219,315 fixed-price-plus award fee contract modification (P00043) to contract (FA4890-10-C-0007) to continue to provide programme support for Air Combat Command’s Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Center support, currently, but not limited to the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper that provide warfighter long endurance, real-time reconnaissance and surveillance, and precision attack against fixed and time critical targets. Continue reading