Business
Elbit Systems of Israel announced on 7 January that it has agreed to dissolve the Brazilian Harpia Sistemas joint venture (JV) that it operates with its subsidiary AEL Sistemas, Embraer Defense and Security, and Avibras. The Harpia JV was created in September 2011 to target opportunities in the Brazilian market
The Pentagon has firmly rejected the idea of giving unmanned systems pilots and cyber warriors their own medal, and instead will offer a new "R" device to pin on existing noncombat medals. After a two-year review of the once-controversial issue, defense officials decided that creating such
Commercial
Chinese drone maker Ehang Inc. unveiled what it calls the world’s first drone capable of carrying a human passenger. The Guangzhou, China-based company pulled the cloth off the Ehang 184 at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the CES gadget show. In a company video showing it flying,
Business
The US Navy, which already operates the catapult-launched ScanEagle and Blackjack, is interesting in procuring more tactical small unmanned aerial systems to provide ISR in day and night operations, as well as in adverse environmental conditions. The Navy’s solicitation calls for an aircraft with a lightweight design akin
Business
Antoine Balaresque, who co-founded the Lily company in the basement of a University of California, Berkeley robotics lab, set out to make the simplest drone — make that, flying camera, or one that didn’t require any flight skills.
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Last January, at a seminar on drone use held during the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) Eastern Winter Conference hosted at Killington Resort
Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security researchers are spearheading a push to better protect the nation’s coasts and borders by consolidating research efforts and standardizing unmanned operations between two of its agencies. Threats from technologically adept “bad guys” and the challenges posed by very small aircraft like the gyrocopter protester Doug
Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration says 181,000 drones were registered in its new system in the two weeks since it launched. FAA administrator Michael Huerta said the number is a strong one considering the program started Dec. 21. Under its rules, all craft of a certain size must be registered
Military
The US Army wants to convert data from multiple distributed sensors into a 3-D hologram beamed inside a cockpit. The goal is to ease the workload on Army pilots overwhelmed by flying their own aircraft while trying to operate unmanned aircraft in manned-unmanned teaming, according to the Army
Commercial
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Regulations
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta has announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing period. B4UFLY tells users about current or upcoming requirements and restrictions in areas of the National Airspace System (NAS) where they may want to operate their unmanned aircraft
The United States is trying to prosecute a man it’s accused of trying to smuggle parts for military-grade drones to the Pakistani military from Tucson. Syed Vaqar Ashraf is accused of five different felonies, all related to international trafficking laws. They include conspiracy to export controlled defense articles,