Aerial Photography
SHOTOVER, the maker of high performance stabilization platforms, has announced the debut of the SHOTOVER U1, a professional grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the broadcast, motion picture, law enforcement and industrial survey markets. The U1 sets a new standard for drone cinematography and imaging as the first solution to
Video
The last Avro Vulcan to be airworthy in the UK is seen here during a flyover at the Little Gransden Air & Car Show in 2014. The aircraft has now been permanently retired. The Avro Vulcan (officially Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered delta wing strategic
Military
Two months ago, first official flight of an Iraqi CH-4B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was performed during the visit of Defence Minister, Mr. Khaled al-Obeidi at al-Kut Air Base. On December 6th, a CH-4B from 100th Squadron was engaged for the first time in an airstrike
Commercial
Senseable, a small danish drone technology developing company announced it has successfully finished the first round of tests of a new drone safety system, designed to guide drones or small aircraft to a safe landing site if technical problems arise during flight. The safety system consists of three parts, an
Weapons Systems / Lasers
At the US Army Maneuver-Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Northrop Grumman Corporation's Venom demonstrated the ability to identify and track small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and to provide accurate targeting data while on the move. This targeting capability enabled other systems in the
Data Links & Communications
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), as part of its Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge, has selected Roke Manor Research (Roke) to develop an innovative data link solution capable of transmitting real-time images and video from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) using 3G cellular technology. Roke will design the
Tokyo-based Clue has announced the launch of a data management service for drones called DroneCloud. The service will offer a platform to manage drone data, such as tracking who operates which drone, managing projects and team members operating drones, as well as managing and sharing drone flight data. In
Commercial
Hundreds of thousands of unmanned aircraft are expected to be sold between Black Friday and the end of the year, providing a boon for the nascent industry — and a headache for aviation safety officials. “There’s a sense of excitement about this innovative new technology and what it can do,
Business
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $32,326,408 delivery order (0010) to previously awarded contract FA8620-15-G-4040 for Block 30 ground control station production undefinitized contract action effort. Work will be performed at Poway, California, and is expected to be complete by
Training
UK drone retailer Heliguy has announced that it has obtained National Qualified Entity Status (NQE) from the Civil Aviation Authority. An NQE entitles the company to train and examine drone pilots who want to become commercial operators and to use their aircraft for business purposes. The company will provide ground
Regulations
The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech has signed an agreement with The Omnicon Group, a New York-based engineering company with experience in the development, verification, and certification of both manned and unmanned aircraft. This collaboration will focus on the testing and certification of unmanned aircraft systems. “At
Commercial
Future Aerial Innovations has announced the launch of its Drone Operations Network. The operations model coupled with Future Drone Cloud, its cloud based technology, enables any commercial business in any sector to commission multiple fleets of drones at any one time. With the introduction of Future Aerial’s DON, businesses