Yellowtail Aviation, an unmanned aerial inspection company, has announced Aero-Eyes, an unmanned aircraft inspection service for wind turbine blade inspection,which uses the cbyerquad platform from Australia’s Cyber Technology. Continue reading
Queensland University 3 Year Research Programme to Help Safer Emergency Landings
Queensland University of Technology aviation researchers are developing an information system to help unmanned aircraft make safer emergency landings and better enable their wider commercial use. Continue reading
US Congressional Report Says 31% of US Military Aircraft are Unmanned
According to a new congressional report acquired by Wired’s Danger Room, unmanned aircraft now account for 31 percent of all military aircraft. Continue reading
Aurora Wins Design and Fabrication Contract for the Boeing SolarEagle
Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract by Boeing Defense, Space & Security to design and fabricate structural components for the revolutionary Boeing SolarEagle unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Turkey Orders 10 TAI Anka
Turkey formally approved the purchase of a domestic-built UAS during a 5 January meeting of its Undersecretariat of Defence Industries (SSM). Continue reading
Mercury Enhances Expertise in Digital RF and IT with KOR Electronics Acquisition
Mercury Computer Systems Inc. is boosting it’s expertise in digital RF and information technology with the acquisition of KOR Electronics in Cypress, California, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Paragon Dynamics Inc. in Aurora, Colorado. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Agency Seeks to Extend Predator Flights Over California
US Customs and Border Protection officials are looking to expand the use of remotely piloted surveillance aircraft to cover nearly all of California, allowing the unmanned aircraft to fly over the last major section of the Southwest border. Continue reading
UAS Night Flights Victim of Bureaucracy in India
Border surveillance during night through unmanned aircraft and manned aircraft from Porbandar airport is restricted to a few occasions during night using ‘goose lamps’ from Porbandar. Continue reading