A major energy company plans to fly the ScanEagle off the Alaska coast in international waters starting in August. Plans for the initial ship-launched flights include surveys of ocean ice floes and migrating whales in Arctic oil exploration areas. Continue reading
NASA Global Hawks Will Watch Hurricanes from Birth
Starting next month, NASA will remotely pilot two high-flying aircraft into the Atlantic Ocean’s hurricane nursery to track tropical cyclones from birth. Continue reading
Chinese UAS Enter Washington
Chinese designed and built UAS will descend on the US capital…… not under their own power, but by a US transport cargo jet. These Chinese unmanned surveillance aircraft will be on display at this year’s AUVSI show in Washington D.C. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft to Take Over Shark Watch in Australia
Unmanned aircraft could soon be seen in the skies above suburbs like Coogee, in an effort to keep the beaches safe from sharks during Sydney’s summer months. Continue reading
Colorado Wants Fire-Fighting Test Sites for UAS
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Jeff Flake filed an amendment last Wednesday night that would create two additional test sites for unmanned aircraft systems to specifically focus on wildfire-mitigation technology. Continue reading
UAS Variable-Pitch Propeller Ready for Flight Testing
After years of research, Thunder Bay’s Aerovate Inc. will flight-test its variable-pitch UAS propeller system this summer, with the goal of bringing the technology to market this fall. Continue reading
Composite Engineering Gets $1.9M Target Support Contract
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI) subsidiary has received a $1.9 million single award contract from S&K Aerospace, LLC to provide unmanned aerial target systems in support of the PROS IV (Parts and Repair Ordering System) Programme. Continue reading
Biodegradable UAS for Fire Detection
Led by Paul Pounds from the University of Queensland, a team of roboticists created two designs to help record atmospheric conditions in the event of a forest fire. The disposable, self-steering UAS are essentially sensor modules that can be dropped over a forested area to relay environmental data that could indicate potential for fire. Continue reading