The Dutch creator of a taxidermied cat helicopter has turned his hand to a more ambitious project, in the shape of OstrichCopter. Continue reading
CAE USA Gets $19.8M Predator Training Contract
A Tampa defence manufacturer has won a five-year, $19.8 million contract to help teach airmen how to operate Predators and Reapers. Continue reading
Phoenix Aerial Systems Announces Worlds Smallest Commercial Unmanned Aerial LiDAR Platform
Phoenix Aerial Systems announced that they have successfully developed and demonstrated the world’s smallest and lightest UAV LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) platform available. Continue reading
Aeromapper Creates Hi-Res Maps and Lands by Parachute
The Aeromapper X5 is a low cost UAS for mapping and surveying applications. It flies autonomusly after hand-launch and uses a parachute landing system – other UAS with similar characteristics crash-land, which reduces life span and put property and people on ground at risk. Continue reading
US Military Black Dart Exercise Test UAS Countermeasures
The US military’s premier joint exercise to test countermeasures to protect against enemy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) began on 29 July and run until 11 August at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California. Continue reading
3D-Printed Unmanned Copters Can Join Together
A research team in Zürich has created a flock of helicopter robots that can detect each others’ positions and join together to create a larger flying machine. Continue reading
Epson Announces New Inertial Measurement Units for Demanding Unmanned Applications
Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed two new products for its inertial measurement unit (IMU) lineup. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australian Student Team
Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring a team of high school students from Dickson College, Australia, who are competing in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Outback Challenge 2013, aimed at promoting UAS and demonstrating their utility in civilian applications. Continue reading