“If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be research,” quipped Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Vice-President for Research at the University of Oklahoma and a member of the National Science Board, as he quoted Albert Einstein during the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Summit in Norman, Oklahoma, this week. Continue reading
French National Post Office and Parrot Team to Test Newspaper Delivery by QuadRotor
US Navy Plans to Place Four UCLASS Development Contracts
The US Navy has announced its intention to fund four companies to design new unmanned aircraft as part of its unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme. Continue reading
Tactical UAS a Key Focus at Malaysian Show
Tactical unmanned aircraft systems are a key focus at this year’s Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition, being held from 26-30 March. Continue reading
UAS “Accommodated” – Not Integrated into US National Airspace – FAA Official
UAS manufacturers and users need to be patient while the Federal Aviation Administration goes through the steps to get them safely and properly into the air, an aviation official told industry watchers on Tuesday at a meeting organised by the AIAA in Ventura County, California. Continue reading
US Marine Corps’ F-35B Conducts First Vertical Landing
On March 21, 2013, the Marine Corps’ first operational F-35B performed its first Short Take Off, Vertical Landing (STOVL) operations at MCAS Yuma, Arizona. Continue reading
“Feedback Control and the Coming Machine Revolution”
In this 23-minute video, Professor Raffaello D’Andrea from ETH Zurich at ZURICH.MINDS presents: “Feedback Control and the Coming Machine Revolution” — an amazing display of the future capabilities of machines using flying robots. Continue reading
Airware Offers Complete OS for Commercial UAS
Airware, from Newport Beach, California, aims to give commercial companies an easy-to-use development platform that will get their purpose-built UAS up and flying in no time. Airware’s platform comprises both on-board hardware and software, according to founder Jonathan Downey. Continue reading