UVS International Ceases Its Activities

Since its start in 1995, UVS International’s principal objectives were to promote:

  • The establishment of national, European and international regulations for the safe use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
  • The creation of the required standards and air traffic management norms
  • The recognition of the societal benefits of UAS & the generalization of their use.

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Raytheon’s Maritime Surveillance Systems Flight Tested on SeaGuardian for Japan Coast Guard

Japan’s Coast Guard recently completed successful flight testing of Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, maritime surveillance technologies onboard a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft . Continue reading →

Dynetics’ Gremlins Demonstration System Completes Third Test

Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, successfully completed a third test flight series in which the Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) and Gremlins Recovery System flew three more times. The system has totaled seven flight hours during the month of November. Continue reading →

DP&L, senseFly and Sinclair College on Large-Scale Data Collection and Mapping

Rob Beeler, DP&L Customer Business Manager (left) and Alexander Catalan, Sinclair College UAS Technician (right) with a DP&L senseFly eBee X following a test flight

Ohio-based energy provider, Dayton Power & Light (DP&L), in partnership with Sinclair College’s National UAS Training and Certification Center, is employing a fleet of senseFly eBee X fixed-wing drones to improve its large-scale data collection and mapping capacity. Continue reading →

Micropillar Compression for Finding Heat-Tolerant Alloys

Metals containing niobium silicide are promising materials that can withstand high temperatures and improve efficiency of gas turbines in power plants and aircraft. But it has been difficult to accurately determine their mechanical properties due to their complex crystal structures. Now, scientists at Kyoto University in Japan have measured what happens at the micro-level when pressure is applied on tiny samples of these materials. Continue reading →