Events
Insitu announced the successful demonstration of its Integrator unmanned aircraft system during the live flight event at IDEX in Abu Dhabi. The two-day live fly took place on 24 and 25 February at the Al Tareef Airstrip, and was held in conjunction with the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference
Testing
The BRAINFLIGHT project, the result of the shared belief of four organizations – TEKEVER (Project Coordinator – Portugal), Champalimaud Foundation (Portugal), Eagle Science (Netherlands) and Technische Universität München (Germany) – that aircraft can be directly controlled by the human brain, has accomplished several important results and is paving the way for having mind
Aeryon Labs Inc. has introduced the Aeryon HDZoom30 imaging payload. The Aeryon HDZoom30 payload sets a new standard for aerial image capture, delivering capabilities including: * Up to 30x optical zoom * Up to 60x digitally-enhanced zoom * 1080p recorded video * 20MP still image resolution The Aeryon HDZoom30 is a fully-integrated,
Business
SkyWard and Robotic Skies have announced a partnership that teams the aviation expertise of each company to provide safety, compliance, and maintenance solutions to the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) community.Through SkyWard's digital system of record and Robotic Skies' global maintenance network UAS operators can easily track
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The Yak-3 is arguably one of the best Russian fighter aircraft that saw service during World War Two. This video captures Graeme Frew's display routine in his Yak-3 fighter at the New Zealand Warbirds Association airshow at Ardmore Aerodrome (Auckland, New Zealand) in June 2014. The
Events
UAE-based unmanned air vehicle specialist ADCOM Systems has unveiled an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) variant of its United-40 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV at IDEX.Developed in co-operation with Finmeccanica (Stand 06-A03) company Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS), the United-40 Block 6 has been developed
Three Al-Jazeera journalists have been arrested for the alleged illegal flying of a drone in Paris after being spotted by police in the Bois de Boulogne area.A spokesman for prosecutors said there was "no relationship for the moment" between the arrests and mysterious drone flights over
Events
Schiebel kicked off its series of seven air shows this year with the Camcopter S-100 on display at its stand at UMEX/IDEX in Abu Dhabi. Further exhibitions are planned later in the year at the Lima Airshow, the Naval Surveillance Requirements Show in Portsmouth, England,IDEF,SOFIC, the
Commercial
Kansas State University Salina has reached a national milestone in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the country to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, for statewide access during flight operations. The university has received three Certificates of Authorization that will allow its
Military
Just days after the U.S. government said it would allow the sale of its drones to military allies, Australia’s conservative government on Monday said the country’s air force had already commenced training aircrew and support staff in the U.S. on the MQ-9 ’Reaper’. “It would
Testing
Zyro Games is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund final prototype rounds and game development for its drone ball. Zyro works with an app to constrain the drone within a field size specified by the user. Users can swing or pass the drone depending on the game. Badminton, Frisbee,
Testing
Newport Beach, California’s XAir Unmanned Aerial Systems, has built a prototype fixed-wing drone that it says harnesses wind power to keep it in the air for hours at a time. Although the 24-ounce aircraft employs a small solar panel to power up its electronics and its onboard