From the beginning of May, Schiebel’s unmanned helicopter CAMCOPTER® S-100 is once again supporting the MOAS foundation in the rescue of refugees in distress at sea. MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station), a registered non-profit organization based in Malta, owns a 40-meter-long vessel named Phoenix that’
Commercial
Relief workers in quake-stricken Nepal say they are using drones and crowdsourced maps offered by volunteer groups as they seek to get emergency supplies to stranded survivors. Indian and Nepalese authorities are using drones to search areas inaccessible by land, while the American Red Cross is among the agencies
Commercial
U.S. aviation regulators are talking to drone makers and service providers about testing commercial drones that can fly beyond an operator's visual line of sight, currently banned for safety reasons, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The potential partnerships between the Federal Aviation Administration and
Commercial
The UAV Factory team will have complete control of the Penguin C from their booth at the AUVSI Show from launch to recovery while it flies 5000 miles away in Europe. Real time video will be displayed during the flight that will be directly transmitted from the payload. The aircraft
Accidents
Yemen's Ansarullah fighters have recovered a Saudi surveillance UAS in the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa'ada. According to Yemeni reports, the Houthi fighters seized the aircraft, which had parachute landed due to a technical fault, while patrolling the area on Friday. Source: Press TV
Volz Servos GmbH & Co. KG has just released its new fully redundant DA 26-D actuator for applications with highest reliability demands. The redundant - two channel - design of the actuator allows continuous operation even if one of the two channels has failed. All major components such as the electric
Testing
Dangerous frontline operations call for a safe and efficient method to locate and evacuate wounded personnel. To address this critical need and help save lives, Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace, and Neya Systems demonstrated the first ever collaborative unmanned air and ground casualty evacuation using the unmanned aerial system (UAS) Control
AirMap is a free, comprehensive digital map that allows unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operators to visualize the airspace around them, including areas where they may not be permitted to fly. Airspace rules are complex. AirMap removes barriers to compliance by providing the low altitude airspace information that unmanned aircraft operators
Regulations
Mexico has published rules governing the use of UAS, allowing people to operate the smallest drones in daylight without a permit but with safety rules. Mexico's Transportation Department has established three classes of UAS according to size. The smallest weigh 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) or less. They
Video
Lockheed Martin just released this loud rock video promotional video clip of the Stalker XE - an eight hour, flexible platform that provides high-quality video and has a digital architecture that allows for rapid integration of third party payloads using plug-and-play technology. Stalker XE provides persistent surveillance and
Law Enforcement
The endangered coral reefs around Jamaica are getting some new protection from eyes in the sky: unmanned aerial vehicles that will monitor the island’s marine territories for illegal fishing. After completing two test flights around the Pedro Cays last week, two drones are ready to take flight, say government
Commercial
O’Qualia Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based unmanned aerial systems manufacturer brings to the security market a new fixed-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) fully manufactured by Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) which is a technique used for 3D printing. Nicknamed the “CAPTOR”, the 2-meter wingspan aerial vehicle, is manufactured