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CU-Boulder Research Professor James Maslanik, left, CU-Boulder graduate student Ian Crocker, centre, and NOAA researcher John Adler, right - Photo : University of Colorado
A national research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is embarking on a two-year, multi-pronged effort to better understand the impacts of environmental factors associated with the continuing decline of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
The German Parliament is about to approve a new law to include unmanned aircraft in air traffic laws. Continue reading
Discovery Channel attended a first test by Microflown AVISA, and the MicroAerialVehicle Lab from TU Delft, conducted at Vredepeel airbase.
A Skywalker unmanned aircraft was equipped with both a fish eye camera and an Acoustic Vector Sensor. Continue reading
The Pentagon’s proposed fiscal 2013 budget includes about $1.2 billion to buy three additional advanced versions of Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Global Hawk, according to a U.S. government official. Continue reading
Concept: AAI, via Mike HirschbergAAI Corp. is proposing a new vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) design for the U.S. Navy’s medium-range maritime unmanned aerial system (MRMUAS) requirement. Continue reading
The NYPD could be exploring plans to use unmanned aircraft as a law enforcement tool in New York City to keep an eye on city parks and streets. Continue reading
Officials at the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in DeWitt are reacting to a recent Air Force study that showed that about one third of active duty RPA pilots reported symptoms of burnout, and are taking the necessary steps to address the issue, including the creation of a health and wellness center, which is the first of its kind on any Air National Guard Base in the country. Continue reading
Pentek, Inc., introduced the first member of its high-performance Onyx family – the Model 71760. The 4-channel, 200 MHz A/D XMC module is based on the Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA family. Continue reading