Regulations
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued the notice to airmen (notam) from January 15 to 19 during the visit of Pope Francis a “no fly zone” to include drones. The agency said users of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) would face up to P500,000 fine for every
Regulations
The proliferation of small, relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft (UAS) presents the Federal Aviation Administration with a challenge in identifying people who don’t follow the rules of the air or who endanger the nation’s airspace. So, the agency is asking the law enforcement community for help. The FAA released
Accidents
Severe turbulence and a turbocharger failure led to the crash of an MQ-1B Predator high in the mountains north of Jalabad, Afghanistan, June 25, 2014, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report released on January 8th. The aircraft and munitions aboard were destroyed on impact,
Testing
GeoPost, the express delivery arm of French mail service La Poste, has now released a video of drone delivery testing at the Centre d'Etudes et d'Essais pour Modèles Autonomes (CEEMA) in September. As part of its ongoing GeoDrone project, GeoPost partnered with Atechsys to develop an
Military
The US Air Force is considering bonus pay to address a major shortage of RPAS pilots, according to officials at Air Combat Command. The demand for remotely piloted aircraft has skyrocketed over the past decade and continues to increase. Since the early 2000s, the number of combat air patrols has
Targets
Another US target drone was found off the coast of the Philippines on Sunday, January 4. The US embassy in Manila has confirmed it is a drone of the US Navy but said it is a target drone used during a military exercise conducted in September 2014 in waters off
Business
UAV Vision has announced the opening of an additional production facility located in Sydney, Australia. To manage the increase in production rate for the rapidly growing interest in UAV Vision products, an additional facility was required to satisfy current and future customer demand. Every detail has been well-thought-out
The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk and other variants of Northrop Grumman Corporation's High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series continued to prove their value to U.S. government agencies by flying more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission hours in one
Video
The drone pilot drama Good Kill just released an international trailer. Hit or miss sci-fi director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time) is at the helm of this film that follows Hawke as a fighter pilot who has adapted with technology and become a drone pilot. However, the task of
Propulsion
Skysense has launched a portable charging pad which enables drones to land on it before charging up the exhausted drone’s batteries automatically. Andrea Puiatti, CEO of Skysense, said, “This solves two problems. The first, it enables you to manage the operation remotely. Second, you can have a drone that
Commercial
U.S. unmanned jets fielded to catch border trespassers have not proved their worth -- with an annual cost of $62.5 million and few apprehensions to show for it, according to a federal watchdog report. The study, released Tuesday, also found the Department of Homeland Security lowballed spending for drone
Video
Three World War One fighter aircraft, a Sopwith Triplane, Nieuport N.11 and a Pfalz DIII, are seen dogfighting in this video. The fight was filmed at the Wings Over Wairarapa airshow held at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand. Source: YouTube