In a timely and innovative move, the University of North Dakota (UND)–offering the nation’s first and only fully accredited undergraduate degree in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations–has formed the nation’s first UAS Research Compliance Committee in anticipation of federal plans to regulate related privacy issues. Continue reading
Iran Claims American UAS Were Spying On Oil Tankers
Iran is now claiming that United States was spying on Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf off of Iran’s shores. Continue reading
US Helicopter Association Urges Continued NAS-UAS Integration
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