The RCMP is planning to expand its fleet of remote-controlled “eyes in the sky,” by buying unmanned quadrotors from Southern California-based AeroVironment Inc. Continue reading
58th ALPA Air Safety Forum – Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Are They Ready for Prime Time?
The Airline Pilots Association just posted this 55-minute video on YouTube of its presentation at the 58th Air Safety Forum on August 9, 2012. Continue reading
Navmar Production Expansion Brings $30M Boost to Local Economy
Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. is already expanding to step up production of its unmanned aircraft systems at a plant near John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Elbit Systems Gets $35M Hermes 900 Support Contract from Israel Ministry of Defence
Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it has received an approximately $35 million contract from the Israel Ministry of Defence (“IMOD”) for the development of advanced features for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”) to be supplied within three years. Continue reading
UK Civil Aviation Authority Publishes List of 160 Approved UAS Users
Defence firms, police forces and fire services are among more than 130 organisations that have permission to fly small UAS in UK airspace, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Continue reading
Germany Plans to Deploy Armed UAS
A document obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE indicates that the German government is preparing to procure armed UAS for foreign combat. Continue reading
TAI Anka Completes Test Flight Programme
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced that the Anka Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAS has completed the last flights of its acceptance test campaign. Continue reading
Hollywood Lobbies FAA
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has been actively lobbying the US government for UAS use in domestic air space. Continue reading