Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has made it simpler for the six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites to conduct research by giving them “blanket” authorizations to fly public aircraft operations throughout the National Airspace System at or below 200 feet. The FAA expects this improved access for the test sites
The commander of the Ukrainian Aerorozvidka unit, Natan Chazin, explains the the importance of a Russian drone his unit shot down this month. Chazin explains that the recovery of the the Israeli-made drone, called the Searcher 2, lasted two days as Ukrainian troops battled to reach the wreckage, saying
Regulations
The US Department of Justice has issued agency-wide policy guidance on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that sets standards of use and management controls of UAS by the department and its components. UAS are used at times by law enforcement agencies as cost-effective, efficient and potentially
Accidents
After a low flying drone crashed into the windscreen of a car on the Autobahn outside Bochum, police announced last Thursday they are looking for witnesses. A man driving along the motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday got the fright of his life when a 40cm wide drone smashed
Testing
The Royal Australian Air Force has streamed full motion live video from a Heron Unmanned Aircraft System airborne over Woomera in South Australia, to the cargo bay of a specially-fitted C-17A Globemaster airlifter 2000km away at Fairbairn in Canberra. The live stream from the Heron was being relayed
Commercial
Thanks to the power of its rotors, this fold-up quadrotor extends its articulated arms and takes off in a fraction of a second. This prototype will be viewed by specialists on May 25 at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Seattle. Inspired by origami, the folding drone
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A mischief-making teenager has been arrested by police after posting an online video threatening to fly his drone at the jam-packed Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo's Asakusa district. “I will go to Sanja Matsuri. That is because it is not prohibited from shooting (scenes of the
Military
The US Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft crews. Initial efforts were announced by the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff earlier this
Business
Robonic Ltd Oy of Finland (Sagem / Safran) and Lockheed Martin of the United States have signed an agreement to develop a smaller, more efficient and transportable fourth‐generation pneumatic launcher for drones, called OHTO. Under the terms of this agreement, OHTO will be part of the ground support equipment (GSE)
Commercial
Researchers used an unmanned aircraft to map the sea ice north of Barrow in April as part of a cooperative effort between the Native community of Barrow and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Whaling captains want to know the safest route across the ice to reach leads where bowhead whales
Training
Israel Aerospace Industries has acquired a full independent capability for UAS payload simulation by purchasing TView, a 3D image generator for simulation and C4I applications from Tiltan Systems Engineering, an Israeli company. According to IAI the agreement allows it to adapt the software, including the use of source code and