A US official said that Washington had no indication that an unmanned aircraft that had crashed in Iran had actually been shot down. Continue reading
Flight Assembled Architecture
The Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication at the FRAC Cultural Centre in Orléans, France has commissioned a 3 month exhibition entitled “Flight Assembled Architecture”. Continue reading
Indra Flies Mantis and Pelican at European Robotics Week
Indra made a flight demo of two of its unmanned aircraft – Mantis plane and the Pelican helicopter – at Villamartin aerodrome (Cadiz, Spain) during the European Robotics Week. Continue reading
Sagem Patroller Completes Flight Tests
Sagem (Safran group) has successfully completed a series of flight tests of its long-endurance unmanned surveillance aircraft, Patroller. Continue reading
Iran Claims to Have Downed an RQ-170 – Pentagon Admits Aircraft Missing
A US unmanned surveillance aircraft that went missing last week in western Afghanistan appears to have crashed in Iran. Continue reading
Hexrotor Video Used to Sell High-End Property in California
High-end real estate agent Stephen Shapiro, is now using video taken from a small hexrotor unmanned helicopter to sell expensive homes in Southern California. Continue reading
TNK-BP to Deploy UAS to Monitor Gas Field in Siberia
Unmanned aircraft equipped with specialised imaging devices could monitor the general status of remote gas fields in Russia. Continue reading
Boeing Test Flights at Civilian Airport in Denmark
Boeing has been using Odense Airport in Denmark for test flights of small unmanned aircraft. The tests involved designing new technologies to make unmanned aircraft able to fly more predictably and efficiently. Continue reading