DARPA has just released this video chronicling the development of a “hummingbird” flyer by Aerovironment from concept to prototype demonstration and introduction to the public.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency Predators Exceed 10,000 flight Hours
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it’s Office of Air and Marine’s Unmanned Aircraft System programme has achieved a historic milestone, exceeding 10,000 flight hours.
Quadrotor Films Bird’s Eye View of African Animals in Kenya
Microdrone MD4-1000 QuadRotors helped film this impressive footage in Kenya, where they are able to hover above herds from a privileged vantage point.
Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Full-Scale Model Given to Northland Community and Technical College Foundation
Northrop Grumman Corporation has presented a full-scale model of the RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk to the Northland Community and Technical College Foundation of East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
Hand Built UAS Helps Texas Public Safety
For six years Gene Robinson has been building UAS and using them to help dozens of public safety agencies across Texas, in search, rescue and recovery missions, and also helping fight wildfires.
ING Operated ScanEagles Exceed 30,000 Flight Hours for Canadian Forces
ING Engineering, which maintains UAS for Canadian Forces, trains soldiers on how to use them and launches and recovers them for the Forces in Afghanistan, showcased its remote-controlled planes at the two-day military industry trade show CANSEC.
German Army Deploys Mikado Mini Tactical UAS to Afghanistan
The German Army recently announced that a team of instructors has been deployed to Afghanistan to instruct German soldiers in the operation of a new, small tactical reconnaissance UAS. The Mikado AR 100 B, built by German manufacturer AirRobot GmbH & Co. KG, is intended to provide additional situational awareness to troops in northern Afghanistan.
UK MoD and French DGA Moving Closer on MALE Specs
One of the flagship programmes underpinning the ambitious Franco-British effort to establish a 50-year strategic partnership in national security is several steps closer to being clarified.