Christchurch fire-fighters test their new UAS, which can collect aerial footage without putting fire-fighters or the public at risk. Continue reading
Texas A&M Student Team Finalists in BORDERS sUAS Competition
A team from Texas A&M University has been named finalist in the Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Competition, announced the BORDERS National Center for Border Security and Immigration, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Continue reading
First MQ-4C Triton Flight-Tests Planned for April
Northrop Grumman hopes to conduct the maiden flight of the first MQ-4C Triton in the coming months. Continue reading
Poland Orders More FlyEye UAS
The Polish defence ministry has ordered an additional batch of Fly Eye unmanned aircraft sytems from WB Electronics, under a deal worth almost zloty 24 million ($7.6 million). Continue reading
Maintainers Prepare Global Hawk for First Launch
This just released video from 2010 shows 380th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers preparing an EQ-4 Global Hawk for it’s first launch. Scenes include the preparation for flight, the launch of the aircraft and a wingman car trailing the aircraft down the runway. Continue reading
AirBurr UAS Navigates by Crashing into Things
If you’ve ever watched a fly trying to find its way around a house, you might have noticed that it didn’t take a particularly graceful approach – it probably bounced off a lot of windows and walls, until by process of elimination, it found a route that was clear. Continue reading
NZ Police UAS Catch Criminals
Detectives have used an unmanned aircraft in a criminal investigation leading to charges being laid and a person before the courts. Continue reading
Flying Transformer
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a patented system and method of transitioning an aircraft between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes. Continue reading