US Special Forces Command (SOCOM) selected the AAI Aerosonde to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services. Continue reading
Hexacopter Monitors Fish & Game in Idaho
Idaho Power Co. fish biologist Phil Groves doesn’t want to see any more of his colleagues injured or killed in helicopter crashes while doing research. Continue reading
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to Host UAS Community Forum
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be hosting an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Community Forum on Thursday, March 8, 2012, from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm at its Prescott campus. Continue reading
Technion Students’ UAS Wins First Prize at Tel Aviv Aviation and Space Conference
An unmanned aircraft with a wingspan of 1.9 meters and weighing four kilograms – built by aeronautical and space engineering students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology – won first place at a Tel Aviv Aviation and Space Conference. Continue reading
The Only Way to Learn to Fly is to Fly: DARPA’s Regina Dugan at TED2012
“Be nice to nerds…” – the opening line from Regina Dugan, the director of DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) at TED2012. Continue reading
UAS Crashes into SWAT Team Vehicle During Test Flight Near Houston
An unmanned helicopter has crashed during a Police test flight near Houston. Continue reading
Taiwan University Flies Turbojet UAS
Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University in Tainan successfully flew an unmanned aircraft powered by a turbojet engine last week. Continue reading
X-56A Tests Active Flutter Suppression
This is a more recent picture of the X-56A – the latest ‘X’ plane unveiled by the United States Air Force and NASA. Continue reading