Three men filming a reality show for the Discovery Channel were killed last week when their Bell 206B Jet Ranger crashed at Polsa Rosa Ranch in Acton, California. Continue reading
World War 2 Fighters in Flight
A rare collection of nine precious World War 2 aircraft, including a Kittyhawk, Yak-9, Mustang and Spitfire take to the skies and zoom by low and fast during various displays at the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow held at Wanaka, New Zealand in 2012. Continue reading
UK Lost 450 UAS in Afghanistan and Iraq in 5 Years
Almost 450 UAS operated by the British military have crashed, broken down or been lost in action during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last five years, figures reveal. Continue reading
Raytheon to integrate Miniature Air Launched Decoy on Predator & Reaper
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Raytheon Company and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. are working together to develop a highly autonomous, unmanned electronic warfare capability based on equipping GA-ASI’s Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) with Raytheon’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD). Continue reading
Insitu Integrator RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System Completes First Ship-Based Flight
The US Navy’s RQ-21A Insitu Integrator Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) completed its first flight at sea Feb. 10 from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Continue reading
UAS Save Lives in Central Texas
For several years now Texas Equusearch has been using RP Services to help with search and rescue. Gene Robinson with the non-profit RP Search Services in Wimberley says that his UAS can cover more area than 100 foot searchers in a shorter amount of time and see objects as small as six inches. Continue reading
LaserMotive Delivers Laser Power Over Fiber Technology
LaserMotive, an independent R&D company specializing in laser power beaming, has announced the MicroPoF, the first in LaserMotive’s new line of general-purpose Power over Fiber (PoF) products. Continue reading
Power Rod Turns Paper Airplanes Into Full-On UAS
Everybody loves a good paper airplane, but the problem is they only fly straight, and that’s only so much fun. Well, that about to be a problem of the past. Thanks to the Power Up 3.0, you can not only outfit your paper creations with a motor, but steer them directly from your phone. Continue reading