ING Engineering in Ottawa, Ontario, is a robotic aviation systems operator with UAS of different sizes for hire. “We’re a charter aviation company. We fly payloads, not people,” said ING founder and CEO Ian Glenn. Continue reading
Germany Blocks EADS – BAE Systems Merger
Europe’s two biggest aerospace firms will go back to the drawing board to find new strategies after Germany stymied the world’s biggest arms and aviation company merger. Continue reading
SPECIM Announces AisaFENIX – The World’s First Full Spectrum Imager of its Kind
SPECIM, Spectral Imaging, Ltd., a global supplier of Hyperspectral Instrumentation, has announced the release of AisaFENIX, a robust and compact spectral imager for the most demanding field and airborne installations. Continue reading
Insitu Pacific Completes Maiden Flight of PicoSAR on Integrator
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., has announced that it successfully conducted the maiden flight of the PicoSAR on the Integrator Tactical UAS. Continue reading
San Francisco Bay Area Law Enforcement Agencies Test UAS
Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern first tested one a UAS about a year ago. Now he’s looking into possibly bringing one to the Bay Area. Continue reading
Stunning de Havilland Tiger Moth Aerobatics
Dave Phillips performs a stunning aerobatic routine in de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth ZK-BLI. Continue reading
sensefly Announces New Ultra-Lightweight UAS for Surveying and Mining
senseFly has announced its new ultra-lightweight and powerful UAS for the surveying and mining industries: the eBee, a combination of cutting edge technology, aerodynamic expertise and innovative design. Continue reading
PD-100 Black Hornet vs Quadrotor Helicopter – Comparing Two Nano RPAS Airframe configurations
When Prox Dynamics, Norway started the development of the PD-100 Black Hornet helicopter it performed a series of trade studies on different aircraft configurations: traditional single main/tail rotor (as the PD-100), coaxial rotors (such as the ProxFlyer), and quadrotors (commonly used in micro VTOL aircraft). Continue reading