The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in California has applied for a Certificate of Authorization (COA) through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow training flights of an Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Kadet Defence Systems Completes Delivery of Aerial Targets to Indian Army
Kadet Defence Systems Ltd announced that it has successfully completed delivery of 70 JX2 Aerial Targets alongwith Spares, Ground Support Equipment and Training Aids. Continue reading
NASA Perseus B – Historic Photo
In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the long, slender wing of the Perseus B remotely piloted research aircraft can be clearly seen in this photo, taken on the ramp of NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in September 1999. Continue reading
World Surveillance Group Acquires Lighter Than Air Systems
World Surveillance Group Inc.(“WSGI”), announced that it has completed the acquisition of Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (“LTAS”). LTAS is expected to continue to generate revenues based on a robust pipeline in the surveillance and security sector. Continue reading
IDETEC Unmanned Systems Delivers its First iMK-8 Multirotor Solution with 10 Spectral Bands
IDETEC Unmanned Systems has delivered its first iMK-8 multirotor unmanned aircraft system equipped with 3 payload cameras capable to obtain up to 10 spectral bands simultaneously. The end customer, a university in Chile, will use the system for a wide range of agriculture research helping the industry to define and improve performance and quality models in crops. Continue reading
US Navy Wants Lasers on Marines’ Trucks to Shoot Down UAS
The US Office of Naval Research thinks that Marine air-ground task forces are too vulnerable to adversaries flying cheap, small UAS overhead, like the four-pound Raven the Marines themselves used in Iraq. Its answer: outfit Marine ground vehicles with laser guns. Continue reading
Festo BionicOpter Beats Dragonfly at its Own Game
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With the BionicOpter, Festo has applied the highly complex characteristics of the mechanics of dragonfly flight to an ultra-lightweight flying object at a technical level. Continue reading
Turkey, US Sign Unmanned Aircraft Cooperation Agreement
A statement by the Turkish General Staff about the unmanned aircraft cooperation agreement expressed that the flights in northern Iraq will be “conducted entirely under Turkey’s direction.” Continue reading