Korean Air displayed the KUS-FT tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) at the ADEX 2015 defence exhibition in Seoul. The system, which comprises four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a launch catapult and recovery system, a ground control station, and a support station, is in Republic of Korea Army and Republic
Regulations
Federal officials plan to announce on Monday that all drones will have to be registered with the U.S. Transportation Department, Fortune has learned. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and F.A.A. Administrator Michael Huerta will hold a press conference in Washington D.C. to explain the government’
Accidents
Turkey said its warplanes shot down a drone Friday near its border with Syria, underscoring heightened hostility in the region's increasingly crowded airspace. The aircraft was warned three times to turn back before being fired on by Turkish jets patrolling the border, the Turkish military said in a
The city-based University of Central Lancashire is working on a research initiative, between the University of Central Lancashire’s Engineering Innovation Center (EIC), and The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute which has just seen the first flight of a UAV part-constructed with graphene. This new nano-
Military
Indra, a Spanish defence systems company, has announced that it has presented the unmanned version of its P2006T MRI maritime reconnaissance and intelligence aircraft at a London conference on maritime reconnaissance. Indra’s General Manager of Defense and Security, José Manuel Pérez-Pujazón, took advantage of the firm’s participation
Testing
Lockheed Martin and KAMAN Corporations demonstrated for federal officials how the remotely piloted K-MAX helicopter can be used to perform wildland firefighting scenarios, including cargo drops, single target water drops, and progressive line building with a bucket. The demonstration provided officials from the U.S. Department of the Interior
Events
Dr. Patrick Meier, founder of Humanitarian UAV Network and representatives from UNICEF and the American Red Cross, will discuss the latest developments and explore partnership opportunities with the humanitarian community during a dynamic panel on Humanitarian Applications for UAVs at the Drone World Expo. This panel, scheduled for Tuesday, November
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that it has been awarded a full-rate production contract by the US Army for 19 Improved Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft to be delivered by September 2018. “We are very pleased that the Army has awarded us this production contract for IGE, which delivers a
Training
K-State Salina’s unmanned aircraft systems program is getting a significant addition with the recent completion of one of the largest enclosed unmanned flight facilities in the nation. Built in only three weeks during September, the UAS Pavilion measures 300-feet-long by 200-feet-wide and is 50-
Technology
NEC has developed a surveillance system that can spot drones from up to a kilometer away. The system is intended to be used around places like sports stadiums, nuclear power stations and government buildings, and can detect drones in several ways. At the heart of the system are two cameras:
Testing
For the first time, an unmanned aircraft was flown alongside commercial aircraft, which in a couple of years, could lead to pilotless cargo flights, search-and-rescue operations and unmanned environmental monitoring from UK airports. The flight was part of a National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) project to test
Testing
Student engineers from ETH Zurich are preparing to fly their world-record breaking solar plane over the Amazon rainforest. The team is fitting its AtlantikSolar unmanned aerial vehicle for a nearly 250-mile, 12-hour flight as it seeks to push the endurance limits of solar planes. The fixed-wing,