The Helicopter Association International President Matt Zuccaro and 19 other aviation industry leaders have sent a letter to Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on behalf of their associations, urging the FAA to continue to press forward with the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). Continue reading
Algorithms Allow MAVs to Avoid Obstacles with Single Camera and Neuromorphic Hardware
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Researchers at Cornell University have come up with a way to enable robotic aircraft to navigate around outdoor obstacles using just a single camera and hardware that mimics neuron architecture. Continue reading
MAVinci Chooses Position Partners as Australian Distributor
Precision solutions specialist Position Partners has announced a new UAS for the Australasian civil construction, survey, mining and agricultural industries – SIRIUS by MAVinci.
Camp Shelby Invites Media to View Unmanned Aircraft Training
First Italian Permit-to-Fly for an RPAS in Italian Non-segregated Airspace
On 30 October 2012, the Italian RPAS manufacturer Aermatica SPA received the first Italian Permit-to-Fly from ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority. This Permit-to-Fly concerns the company’s Anteos RPAS and allows flight activity in non-segregated airspace. Continue reading
Integrated Dynamics Sells UAS to Pakistan Armed Forces
Integrated Dynamics, a privately owned unmanned aircraft company, has sold ten unmanned aerial vehicle systems to the Pakistan Armed Forces for perimeter surveillance, during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar being held in the coastal city of Karachi. Continue reading
US Air Force Releases UAS Strike Statistics
The number of UAS attacks in Afghanistan has increased every year under the Obama administration, according to data released by the US Air Force last week. Continue reading
JARUS Announces the Launch of its Web Site
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) is pleased to announce the launch of its web site: www.jarus-rpas.org. Continue reading