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Black Hornet – Photo: Prox DynamicsThe US Army wants to buy two pocket-sized unmanned aircraft systems with miniature cameras to experiment with in advance of a capability demonstration of nano UAS for small units, according to a service spokesman. Continue reading
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed another milestone in March when the MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter completed its 600th deployed flight hour while embarked on USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49). Continue reading
The International Advanced Robotics Programme (IARP) RISE-ER’2013, the 7th international workshop on robotics for risky environments, will take place within the framework of the 6th St.-Petersburg International Innovation Forum in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Fed. on 1-3 October 2013. Continue reading
Four RAF pilots who have trained to fly UAS have been awarded a special pilot’s badge at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada in America. Continue reading
This is footage of Spitfire MH434 taken from a dusk display at Goodwood being flown by Lee Proudfoot, it was part of a pairs routine with P-51D Mustang “Ferocious Frankie” flown by Alister Kay. Continue reading
BlueBird Aero Systems has announced winning a tender for the supply of SpyLite mini-UAS systems, for the Chilean Army, surpassing competing systems in both performance and price levels. Continue reading
The FAA has issued a notice to advise the public of the twenty-third meeting of RTCA Special Committee 203, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, to be held May 1-3, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Continue reading
According to Intelligence Online, after the U.S. denied Saudi Arabia’s request to purchase missile-firing UAS, Saudi Arabia will be the first country to buy a new armed UAS from South Africa called the Seeker 400. Continue reading