Electronic Sub-Systems
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) four new Challenger 604 jet search and rescue aircraft which begin to enter service in August 2016 will have an unprecedented ability to visually detect and track objects and people in the water, thanks to prime contractor Cobham Aviation Services’ selection of Sentient
First Responders
A technology firm has developed a small robot module that clips on to any small drone and can be used to search for survivors from the air in a disaster zone. IntelliNet Sensors, based in Orange County, California, has invented the Lynx6-A module, which can be easily clipped on
Training
Key concepts related to unmanned aerospace systems (UAS) / recreational drones will be covered during a free online course being offered by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide in January. The massive open online course (MOOC), “Unmanned Aerospace Systems (UAS) - Key Concepts for New Users,” runs from Jan. 11 to 24. Registration
Regulations
China will soon publish regulations for civilian unmanned aircraft that will help put an end to irregular flights, according to an industry insider. Ke Yubao, executive secretary-general of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of China, said on Monday that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has drafted a
Commercial
Japanese security company Secom, starting in December, will offer a surveillance service using drones designed to detect and track suspicious vehicles and people. The drones can also take pictures of license plates and intruders' faces as they enter factory grounds or shops at night. The launch of the service
Accidents
An 18-month-old boy has lost an eye after being hit by a drone flown by a family friend. Oscar Webb's eye was sliced in half by a propeller after the operator, Simon Evans, lost control of the drone. The toddler, from Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, will
Regulations
Earlier this year, the laws around legal operation of remote control aircraft– aka drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Remote Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) – changed in South Africa, introducing a framework for where and how drones can be flown, and who is allowed to fly them. These new restrictions and
Agriculture
Flying drones is fun, but many people don't realize how many crop-dusting aircraft and other low-flying aircraft share the skies with you. Can crop-dusting pilots see a drone to avoid hitting it? This shows you the answer. Take a look and see why drone pilots
Business
With countries around the globe racing to roll out better performing unmanned aerial vehicles, South Korea is striving to strengthen its entry into the market. On the military front, the Daejeon-based Agency for Defense Development began delving into the technology in the late 1970s, seeking to introduce a miniature
Commercial
The UK Environment Agency has just issued a report entitled 'Measuring landfill methane emissions using unmanned aerial systems: field trial and operational guidance'. It builds on a previous feasibility study of methane sensing from an unmanned aerial system (UAS), which presented guidance on sensor and platform technology, together
Construction
Researchers at Texas A&M and University of Nebraska-Lincoln have found that popular software packages for creating photo mosaics of disasters from imagery taken by small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may contain anomalies..,
Accidents
An armed U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed in a remote area near Bagram Air Field last Tuesday night, military officials have revealed. The $14 million remotely piloted aircraft went down at about 7:10 p.m., according to an Air Force statement issued Wednesday. “There is