Reports & Publications
Unmanned Systems Canada has just released its report Canadian Civil UAS 2014. The report, developed with funding from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), provides insight into the growth and potential of the UAS sector in Canada.“It was a pleasure to undertake this work for NRC”, said Stewart
Business
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $63,700,156 advance acquisition contract for the procurement of long-lead components, material, parts and associated efforts required to maintain the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System planned production schedule.Work will be performed in Salt Lake City,
Worldwide Aeros Corp (Aeros) has completed the critical design review of its new 40E Sky Dragon multirole airship, marking the start of production for the lighter-than-air craft. Derived from the company’s Sky Dragon family of airships, the 40E offers a low-cost surveillance and security capability in
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), and SENER, have announced that they have signed a teaming agreement that promotes the use of the multi-mission Predator B RPA to support Spain’s airborne surveillance and reconnaissance requirements. “GA-ASI is proud to be teamed in Spain with SENER. They
Regulations
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is hosting its first global RPAS Symposium titled "Remotely piloted or piloted: sharing one aerospace system", which will take place from 23 to 25 March 2015 at ICAO headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The intent of this symposium is to share amongst States
Testing
ING Robotic Aviation, Canada’s leading provider of robotic aircraft solutions, has just completed its two week mission to Canada’s North on board Fednav’s ice-breaking cargo ship MV Arctic. Primarily a research and development initiative, this project (led by Enfotec) was designed to assess various operational and
Events
At IDEX’s new unmanned system exhibit, UMEX, AEE Technology Co, Ltd. promoted its F100 and F50 quad-copters used by the Chinese military. Both drones cruise at speeds of about 30 miles an hour, according to company information.The larger F100 weighs 16 pounds, and has a 50-minute
Commercial
Queensland researchers are hoping drones will aid in the conservation of threatened species like koalas. Traditionally, koalas were counted by people on the ground but now they can be tracked by robots from the air. Researchers fitted drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with infrared cameras to better detect the
Regulations
The European Commission's High Level RPAS Conference will take place in Riga, Latvia on 5 & 6 March 2015. It is being hosted by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), and is being attended by European Commission representatives, EU national Ministers of Transport, Directors
Business
The Italian Air Force will be the launch customer of the P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), a state-of-the-art multi purpose UAS, designed and developed by Piaggio Aerospace. This decision was announced at IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi, in presence of the Italian Air Force Chief,
Testing
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has successfully tested the integration of two different types of unmanned systems for potential use in research and management of national marine sanctuaries. The tests earlier this month in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary involved NOAA’s Puma unmanned aircraft system
Researchers at RMIT University have developed a drone equipped with technology that allows it to communicate with an air traffic controller if it loses connection with a remote pilot on the ground. “The air traffic controller can issue clearances or tell it to hold or anything required for it to