Tag Archives: unmanned aircraft systems

Operation-Centric Approach to Help Frame Future Standards

This notification has as purpose to inform the members of the European drone operator community on the upcoming UAS OPS survey that has been created in the framework of the AW-Drone Project, which is funded by the European Union in the context of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Continue reading

Surveyors Measure Coastal Erosion Using UAS

AG Survey recently used control targets, GNSS receivers and UAS technology in a race against the tides and weather to survey 80 different beaches along England’s southwest coast. The project was part of a national coastal monitoring program funded by England’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and run through the Environment Agency (EA) to collect topographic beach surveys around the country. Continue reading

ZALA AERO Develops New Hybrid VTOL UAV

The new ZALA AERO VTOL ZALA 421-16EV HD features a unique adaptive system for using the aerodynamic properties of UAV in all flight modes. Combining the latest scientific and technical developments of the company, it broadcasts the video stream in HD quality (1280*720), which allows the ground station operator to examine the streaming video in the detail. Continue reading

US Navy MQ-4 Triton Flying Operational Missions from Guam

US Navy MQ-4C Triton taxis at Andersen Air Force Base on April 29, 2020

Almost three months after arriving in Guam, a pair of MQ-4C Triton autonomous, unmanned aircraft have integrated into fleet operations and training flights and stretched the Navy’s maritime domain awareness across the Indo-Pacific, according to the US Navy. Continue reading

Octopus ISR Systems Launches Epsilon 180 Multi-Mission Surveillance System

Octopus ISR Systems has released the Epsilon 180, a more technologically advanced Full HD electro-optical, Mid-wave infrared, Laser Range Finder and Laser Pointer (EO/MWIR/LRF/LP) ISR payload providing exceptional daylight imaging, improved MWIR performance and extended LRF range. Continue reading