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Northrop Grumman surrogate Gulfstream aircraft at a California test site- Photo: Northrop Grumman
Marking significant advancement in its maritime surveillance programme, the U.S. Navy recently began test flights on a radar system destined for an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Despite a somewhat flippant title (Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms), this serious, in-depth work records in remarkable detail the story of unmanned aircraft development and use by the UK since 1916. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration has pushed back the date when it will propose new rules for the use of small drones in national airspace. Continue reading
The Los Angeles Police Department is warning real estate agents not to use images of properties taken from unmanned aircraft, saying the flying drones pose a potential safety hazard and could violate federal aviation policy. Continue reading
Marines witnessed the first flight of the service’s newest small unmanned aircraft on January 22 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. Continue reading
An Eitan-type (Heron TP) unmanned aircraft crashed near Moshav Yesodot in Israel on Sunday. No injuries were reported. Continue reading
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency is looking for a contractor that can help it evaluate the feasibility of using Unmanned Aircraft Systems to monitor the movement of possible human intruders into the United States along the U.S.-Mexican border. Continue reading
The 27th Bristol International UAV Systems Conference will be held on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 April 2012 in Bristol, United Kingdom. Continue reading