Germany and France are to team up to develop military drones that would initially be used for battlefield surveillance, but could later be armed, the two nations' leaders said in Berlin on Tuesday. Italy will also participate in the project which is to be settled before the year is
Regulations
The Ministry of Transport and Aviation of the Bahamas advises the public that it has posted on the site of the Department of Civil Aviation draft regulations to regulate and govern the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The Ministry is aware that the use of UAS devices has increased
Business
DroneDeploy is on a mission to make drones accessible to industrial users who have a business need for conducting outdoor landscape mapping and monitoring. So, in other words, it wants drones to be put to work by people other than enthusiastic dorks with a gadget habit — doing tasks like helping
Zurich Canada has launched a new insurance product that will help its customers across a range of industries take advantage of the risk mitigation and cost saving opportunities available through the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The new drone insurance package, developed in partnership with UK-headquartered Global Aerospace
UAV Vision has announced the recent integration of a CM100 Gyro-Stabilized Gimbal on to the Aerosonde Mk4.7J Fixed Wing UAV Platform. The Aerosonde Mk4.7J platform provided UAV Vision with the perfect opportunity to assess the ease of integration and operational performance of the latest CM100 variant. After
Video
The RNZAF has operated the Bell UH-1H Iroquois light transport helicopter since 1966. This video was shot during a media familiarisation flight in the Huey before the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75th Birthday celebration airshow at RNZAF Ohakea. The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (unofficially Huey) is
Business
Northrop Grumman Corporation's subsidiary Remotec Inc. and AirRobot US have entered into a distribution agreement for AirRobot's line of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the agreement, Remotec is the sole reseller of these products to the first responder and law enforcement market in the United
Business
Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract valued at up to $45.7 million by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems for ground segments in support of four Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems recently purchased by the Republic of Korea. Under this contract, Raytheon will deliver one building-based and one mobile
Regulations
The European Aviation Safety Agency has published its proposals for the future of the aviation regulatory system. These proposals, presented as an ‘EASA Opinion’, are the outcome of consultation with stakeholders which started in September 2014. Among others, EASA proposes that when national authorities have a lack of resources or
Business
Avionics Services is entering the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) arena, and is planning to produce Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV, the “Caçador”. The manufacturing process will be taken by the local industry. Avionics Services has started the process of production, maintenance and operation for the manufacturing of the
Events
JD Events, producers of Drone World Expo (DWE),is offering the qualified professional end-user community complimentary full conference pass registration. Drone World Expo is scheduled for November 17-18, 2015, at the San Jose, CA Convention Center. "We are gaining a lot of momentum on the launch of
The Swiss army is exploring the possibility of acquiring mini-drones for the infantry by 2020. A budget of CHF8 million has been set aside. The miniature drones will be used for close-proximity surveillance according to Armasuisse, confirming information published in the Blick newspaper on Saturday. A proposal is