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Two Marin County men were cited by federal authorities over an unmanned helicopter buzzing around Alcatraz Island, the National Park Service reported.
DARPA’s UAVFORGE Competition Ends Without Winner
Darpa announced that its UAVForge competition has ended — with none of the 140 teams emerging victorious in the quest to create a better unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Pentagon Seeks $641M Funding Shift for ScanEagle in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is seeking congressional approval to shift as much as $641 million in funding for intelligence and surveillance to priorities such as expanding Afghanistan operations of a Boeing UAS for Navy commandos. Continue reading
UAS Navigation System Without GPS
Known as Navigation via Signals of Opportunity (NAVSOP), BAE Systems’ new system is able to calculate its position by making use of the hundreds of different signals that are all around us. Continue reading
Mosaic ATM Launches Mission Planning System for UAS Test Centres
Mosaic ATM has announced the release of the Rapid Automated Mission Planning System (RAMPS) tool which dramatically shortens the mission planning and validation time of UAS operations. Continue reading
Amercan UAS Monitor Crackdown Over Syria
The United States is flying unmanned reconnaissance planes over Syria to monitor the regime’s escalating crackdown on dissent, U.S. defence officials told NBC television on Saturday. Continue reading
Brazil’s UAS Sniff Out Bolivian Drug Labs
Anti-drug squads are now using Brazilian unmanned aircraft to sniff out drug labs that dot Bolivia in increasing numbers. Continue reading
US Army Expanding and Upgrading Gray Eagle Fleet
The US Army is upgrading its fleet of MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems while also advancing plans to equip each 10-15,000 Soldier division with its reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting and acquisition capabilities, officials said.