The use of a UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) was tested to survey large mammals in the Nazinga Game Ranch in the south of Burkina Faso. The Gatewing ×100 equipped with a Ricoh GR III camera was used to test animal reaction as the UAS passed, and visibility on the images.
American UAS Surveillance Expands to Hot Spots beyond Declared Combat zones
Since November 2011, the U.S. Air Force has been flying unarmed unmanned aircraft from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey in an attempt to suppress a long-simmering regional conflict.
FAA Warns Against Shooting Guns at UAS
People who fire guns at UAS are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned. Continue reading
OctoCopters for Mountain Rescue in the UK
A specialised search and rescue UAS will go on patrol in the Lake District. Anyone will be able to follow the maiden flight of the AeroSee UAS, developed at the University of Central Lancashire.
Israeli Industry Develops Unmanned Systems Network
Israel’s defence industry is working on a networked system that will enable joint operations of unmanned air systems, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned maritime systems (UMS). Continue reading
Integrated UAS-Based Survey Services for the Archaeological Sector
Wessex Archaeology and Callen-Lenz have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bring together advanced remote sensing techniques using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with proven archaeological techniques to deliver cost-effective wide area surveys to developers, consultants and planners.
DJI Phantom vs Parrot AR 2.0 – QuadCopter Comparative Test
Soldier’s Tech Battlefield, John P. from Geek Beat visits the Rev3 studios ready to talk Quadcopter Drones. Continue reading
Taranis Demonstrator Delivered to Australian Test Site
The Taranis UCAV concept demonstrator is currently sitting at the remote Woomera test centre in South Australia in preparation for a first flight scheduled for September, said the sources, who asked not to be named. Continue reading