Commercial
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba held an event on August 23 to display their new UAS - the police now has two of the units, which can be used for aerial photography and video of crime and crash scenes. “It is another investigative tool for documenting evidence and reduces
VTOL
The K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter successfully demonstrated its ability to make a delivery and a landing within three meters of a beacon during tests at Ft. Pickett, Va., for the Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate in April, 2012. Developed by Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace, K-MAX
Commercial
AERIE has signed a qualification agreement with Austrian Aircraft Manufacturer HB Flugtechnik, in order to having the capability to even produce parts and models in accordance to EASA Certified Design Organisation, Production Organisation and Maintenance Organisation Approvals. This agreement formalizes a several-year long collaboration and makes AERIE unique on
Data Links & Communications
Airborne Innovations has announced the latest addition to its product portfolio, the MicroraptorHD. MicroraptorHD is a subminiature multiple camera 1080p high definition video link and bidirectional command and control datalink for micro unmanned vehicles. With configurations as light as 52 grams, MicroraptorHD is an enabling technology for high definition video
Within the context of its Global Access Initiative, UVS International is organizing a survey on currently on-going civil RPAS operations. The intent of this survey has the following objectives: * Reach out to the current civil RPAS operators’ community (operators: persons, organizations or enterprises engaged in or offering to engage
Commercial
State-of-the-art UAS operated by the Sky Watch charity which joined forces with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, are to be deployed for the first time in a missing person search in Northern Ireland later this week. At least one of the UAS — and possibly an auto-
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that it successfully demonstrated additional features of the Maritime Wide Area Search (MWAS) mode of its proven Lynx Multi-mode Radar during the recent U.S. Navy Experiment Trident Warrior 2012 (TW12) held off the coast of Southern California in July. Integrated aboard a
Electronic Sub-Systems
[youtube VXUOKeDOtOw nolink] Gill Sensors has produced a video animation detailing how the Blade360 rotary position sensor works. The video covers the fundamentals of induction technology and shows how the sensor uses this principle to detect absolute position. A metallic target, referred to as the activator, passes over a series
Training
Student pilots participating in the Air Force's first MQ-9 Reaper Basic Course at Holloman Air Force Base received their wings during a ceremony at the base theatre on August 16. This marks the first time a student pilot in the Air Force Specialty Code 18X has completed
Within the context of its Global Access Initiative, UVS International has produced three documents, which will hopefully contribute to making it possible for the international Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) community to start using a common terminology.These 3 documents are: RPAS Glossary This is a list of the terms
Military
Under the name of Sant Arpia, the Mohajer 2, an Iranian UAS, is currently flying in Venezuela. Reportedly operating from the Cavim (CA Venezolana de Industria Militares) Maracay factory, where a new UAS facility has been unveiled by recent satellite imagery, the Mohajer 2 is a light unarmed unmanned aircraft
Testing
Boeing's video explains the process behind the Blended Wing Body aircraft, a remotely piloted experimental jet shaped like a manta ray. Bob Liebeck, Chief Scientist and Manager of the Blended Wing Project, explains how Boeing is working with NASA to explore fuel savings and other potential benefits of