Three unmanned helicopters were shipped to Japan on a special Nippon Airways flight from France yesterday to monitor the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The €40,000 order was received by Hélipse’s American partner, Rotomotion, from General Electric, mandated by the Japanese.
SkyDragon Stratospheric Airship Seeks Partners
Life goes on for TAO Transatmospheric Operations GmbH in Stuttgart after its recent split with Sanswire. The company retains all of its rights in its stratospheric airship project SkyDragon and is now looking for new investment partners. SkyDragon will be capable of unmanned and autonomous flight for an undetermined period at an altitude of 20 km.
New Multi-Channel, On-Board Video Processing System for Unmanned ISR Applications

Moving Target Detection Feature Example – Potential Targets in Coloured, Numbered Boxes for Operator Selection
SightLine Applications LLC has announced a new product, the SLA-2000, which adds multi-channel capability to their product line of real-time, on-board video stabilization, object tracking, and image enhancement systems for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications.
South Carolina Police Departments Home-Made UAS
Two local police departments in South Carolina recently unveiled the latest additions to their arsenal of law enforcement tools — remote controlled mini helicopters.
Munich Students Launch Flying Test Bed
A novel test aircraft of the Munich Technical University (Technische Universitaet Muenchen) successfully completed its maiden flight on Wednesday at the airfield of the MFC Red Baron near Heimstetten.
Applied Technology Institute, Washington Announces New One Day Intro Course to UAS
The Applied Technology Institute (ATI) in Washington D.C. has announced its new one-day short course on Unmanned Aircraft Systems for beginners.
UCAV Airframe Now Available for Partnerships
Aversano Aircraft in Florida has been quietly developing an aircraft which it claims is “a whole new design, theory and all new technology for UAS performance, manoeuvrability and payload.” The Defender airframe is tried and tested and the company is now looking for partners who need a base for a future UAS.
Arctic Earth Observation Summer Camp
This summer, 20 Master and PhD students can get a unique experience and learn about unmanned aerial systems. NAROM, the Norwegian Centre for Space-related Education, together with Andøya Rocket Range, Narvik University College, University of Tromsø, University of Bergen and NORUT host the first summer school about unmanned aerial systems with a technical approach at Andøya Rocket Range.





