Two US soldiers were killed by a Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. Air Force Predator last week, in what appears to be the first “friendly fire” incident involving an unmanned aircraft.
Fukushima – 2 New Videos – Detail Inside Reactor Building
Over the weekend, Japanese energy company TEPCO released new footage taken by unmanned helicopters. The first clip is mainly overhead views with some scary vapours being emitted at one stage:
The second goes into one of the buildings and shows the total devastation inside one of the reactor buildings:
US Customs & Border Patrol UAS Help Flood Control
Ice Build-up at a North Dakota Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine has played a crucial role in responding to the severe flooding of the Red River in the upper Midwest.
Insitu to Distribute iRobot UGVs in Australia
Unmanned Aircraft Count Trees in Oregon
An aerial remote sensing system studied by Oregon State University may provide a new way for the state’s nurseries to check inventories. OSU Willamette Valley trials are underway in conjunction with University of Florida and University of Arkansas researchers at three Oregon nurseries.
Fire Scout 18 Hour Endurance Record
Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout achieved a single-day endurance flight record of 18 hours in U.S. Navy anti-piracy operations.
Brazilian UAS on Show in Rio
Horus 200 Watchdog
Flight Technologies was amongst the local companies on hand at the Latin America Aero & Defence 2011 Exhibition in Rio to display their domestic-built UAS.
US Navy Wants ‘Mouse-Click’ Controls for X-47B
At the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space convention outside Washington, Northrop and the Navy unveiled new details about the X-47B and their schedule to get it flying off a carrier. Rule number one: it’s not “remotely piloted.”