Calgary real estate photographer Duane Wood has been using a small aerial camera to zoom over high-end properties and get the perfect shot — a bird’s eye view. Continue reading
Matternet Tests UAS Transport Network in Haiti and Dominican Republic
A fleet of small flying drones could speed up the delivery of medicines and other supplies to remote areas, and even provide a cheaper alternative to a road network, according to Matternet, a start-up company in the United States. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Build New UAS as Triton Testing and Demonstration Platform
Northrop Grumman Corporation is building a company-owned unmanned aircraft for use as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance under the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton programme. Continue reading
Royal Australian Air Force Recovers Crashed UAS Near Runway
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia’s bimonthly Flight Safety magazine just published a story about a potentially dangerous UAS mishap that occurred last year. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Delivers Two Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft to US Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading
Aeroscraft Airship Construction Complete – First Flight Tests Planned
The video below shows the first movements of the massive cargo-carrying airship that has taken shape inside one of the 17-story wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin. Continue reading
Global Commercial UAS Boom in Brazil
With its four-foot wingspan and whiny, battery-powered engine, the Tiriba — or Parakeet in Portuguese — resembles a do-it-yourself model airplane. Yet many experts believe that portable UAS like the Parakeet will refashion civilian life similar to the way militarized drones like the US-made Predator changed the face of modern warfare. Continue reading
AeroVironment Shares $248m US Army Contract for sUAS with Four Other Companies
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Army has selected it and four other companies to compete for future small UAS requirements under a new Firm Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $248 million maximum value. Continue reading