An MQ-1 Predator assigned to Kandahar Airfield recently became the first Predator to pass 20,000 flying hours over Afghanistan, a feat equivalent to flying 15 hours every other day, for 2,667 days. Continue reading
Government of Canada Funds Development of Unmanned Aircraft System Center of Excellence
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, has announced that Aéroport d’Alma has been granted financial assistance to build the infrastructure needed to group all of the activities of the Unmanned Aerial System Center of Excellence under one roof. Continue reading
SAAB Skeldar V-200 Completes Customer Flight Demonstrations
Saab has verified a number of key capabilities of its Skeldar V-200 vertical lift UAS through flight campaigns at different sites in the US and Sweden demonstrating the system’s performance for both land and sea based operations. Continue reading
American UAS Shot Down by Rebels in Somalia
An American UAS has crashed in Somalia, a US official said Tuesday, after al-Shabaab militants claimed to have recovered the wreckage. Continue reading
Canterbury Cathedral Filmed Inside by UAS
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Eagle Video Productions has obtained unique video footage inside Canterbury Cathedral using its EagleCam UAS to tempt tourists to visit Canterbury. Continue reading
Canadian Professor Gets C$345K Research Grant to Predict Forest Fires
Dr. Abdelhamid Tayebi, an electrical engineering professor at Lakehead University just received a $225,000 Individual Operating Grant to look at ways to fly unmanned aircraft into dangerous places to perform a specific task. Continue reading
US House Panel Defends Global Hawk
While the US Air Force has been trying to retire its fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 UAS, the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee is again stepping in to keep the birds flying. Continue reading
Indian Air Force Herons Fail to Prevent Terrorist Attacks
The deadly Naxal attack on the Congress leaders in Jagdalpur could have been prevented had the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) not been lying idle in faraway Hyderabad. Continue reading