General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced its successful participation in a U.S. Air Force exercise designed to demonstrate the capability of an aerostat equipped with maritime radar and an Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor to provide situational awareness for littoral environments. Continue reading
Civilian UAS Films Riots in Poland
The video above showing a civilian operated unmanned helicopter filming riots in Warsaw, Poland recently is a great example of the democratisation of what was until very recently, military-grade technology. Continue reading
Reactive Image-based Collision Avoidance System for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Queensland University of Technology has just published this thesis by Shane Degen B. Eng. (Hons) QUT at the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation, Faculty of Built Environment & Engineering, as part of his Masters Degree. Continue reading
Northern Ireland Police Consider UAS
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is considering the use of mini UAS to combat crime and the dissident republican threat.
Argus One Free Flight Testing at the US Department of Energy Nevada Test Site in December
World Surveillance Group Inc. has announced that that free flight testing and customer demonstrations of the Argus One will take place at the US Department of Energy Nevada Test Site (“N2S2”) in early December 2011. Continue reading
X47-B Gets Popular Science ‘Best of What’s New Award’ 2011
The editors of Popular Science magazine have selected the US Navy/Northrop Grumman Corporation developed X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System to receive a 2011 Best of What’s New (BOWN) Award in the Aviation & Space category. Continue reading
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Arlington Police to Purchase Two Unmanned Helicopters
At the most recent City Council meeting, officials gave Arlington Police Department permission to use of about $202,000 in Department of Homeland Security grant money to buy two small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading