Researchers at Texas State University’s River Systems Institute have developed a UAS to survey wetlands, wildlife management areas and monitor the health of rivers, plants and animals. Continue reading
Parrot Invests $2.5M in Pix4D
Pix4D has agreed on a CHF 2.4 million ($2.5M) investment from the Parrot Group to accelerate the development of its successful Mapping and Geographical Information System (GIS) software for UAS. Continue reading
Airstar to Unveil New Line of Cutting-Edge Helicopters at International Association of Chiefs of Police Exposition
Airstar International, a manufacturer of radio controlled unmanned aircraft system (UAS) helicopters, announced that it will unveil a new line of cutting-edge helicopters at the upcoming International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Exposition from September 29 – October 3 in San Diego. Continue reading
UK MoD Revives Maritime VTOL UAS Concept Demonstration
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rekindled a maritime vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) concept demonstration to inform a possible follow-on acquisition programme for a shipborne UAS to operate from Royal Navy (RN) surface ships. Continue reading
Swiss senseFly Joins the French Parrot Group
senseFly joins the Parrot Group to strengthen its position as a leading provider of ultralight unmanned aircraft for mapping and GIS professionals. Continue reading
Falco EVO Completes 40-Minute Maiden Flight
SELEX Galileo has successfully performed the maiden flight of its latest member of the market leader Falco Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) family, dubbed FALCO EVO. Continue reading
Embry-Riddle Students UAS to Monitor Cormorants on Oregon Coast
High winds, rocky terrain, salt water and seabirds can make flying on the Oregon Coast challenging, even dangerous under the best of circumstances. Continue reading
Hood Technology Announces SWaP-Efficient, Stabilized Imaging Payloads for Unmanned Systems
Hood Technology, manufacturer of advanced stabilized imaging systems has announced the the Alticam 11 EO/IR1 payload for small tactical unmanned aircraft. Continue reading