Commercial
Google is testing solar-powered drones at Spaceport America in New Mexico to explore ways to deliver high-speed internet from the air. In a secretive project codenamed SkyBender, the technology giant built several prototype transceivers at the isolated spaceport last summer, and is testing them with multiple drones, according
Regulations
A drone came within a whisker of crashing into an airliner just 2,000ft above the Houses of Parliament, according to a new report. The unmanned craft was just 20m from the short haul jet, with up to 76 passengers aboard, as it passed down the left hand side. There
Hackers from the AnonSec group who spent several months hacking Nasa have released a huge data dump and revealed they tried to bring down a $222m Global Hawk Drone into the Pacific Ocean. The hack included employee personal details, flight logs and video footage collected from unmanned and manned aircraft.
Inspections
A one-of-its-kind pilot project concerning health monitoring of railway bridges in the South Central Railway zone is about to take off for the first time in India later this year.
Military
Formed in central Israel in 2013, the privately-owned Meteor Aerospace has operated so far with minimal public exposure, avoiding trade shows and limiting its announcements. “We’re still flying under the radar,” says one Meteor Aerospace executive. Meteor Aerospace is the initiative of co-founder and chief executive Itzhak
The association's new Board of Directors (BoD) was unanimously voted into office at its General Assembly in Brussels, Belgium on 20 Jan. 2016. The corporate members of the new BoD represents a wide range of competences, namely: - Data Protection & Privacy: Trilateral Research, UK * Insurance: Global Aerospace, France
Commercial
TRIDENT, from FlyMotion integrates LiveU's technology for live video acquisition, management and distribution over IP with FlyMotion's capabilities as a FAA 333 approved UAS solution provider. Combining UAS with high-quality video transmission tools presents unmatched video-sharing capabilities for a wide range of end-users,
American and British agents secretly tapped into live video feeds from Israeli drones and fighter jets, monitoring military operations in Gaza, watching for a potential strike against Iran, and keeping tabs on the drone technology Israel exports around the world. Under a classified program code-named “Anarchist,” the U.K.
An unmanned Chinese helicopter has completed its maiden flight from the Great Wall Station in the South Pole and has photographed fauna and flora in the area. "Polar Hawk-2," which was developed by the Beijing Normal University, can operate for about one hour at a time at
Commercial
Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats and Measure UAS Inc., a leading US drone operator, have announced a partnership for sales, operations, training and support of the WATT-200 tethered drone. Measure has been granted a 333 exemption by the Federal Aviation
By Dan Gettinger, Center for the Study of the Drone Operating Predator and Reaper drones over the battlefield involves dozens of people. One of the most difficult and crucial jobs within this network is that of the Joint Tactical Air Controller, or JTAC. These personnel serve as the link between
Launchers
The AVTO-01 Launcher is based on the patent pending Assisted Vertical Take-off technology developed by AMORES Robotics Ltd. in Hungary. This technology enables the vertical launch of fixed wing UAVs (RPAs) from small spots. Provides enough altitude to avoid bushes, camp accessories and even small trees. The launch