Business
Russia will go ahead with setting up a Defence Research Agency analogous to America's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, after President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill on the new body on Tuesday. The law on the establishment of the Future Research Fund, published on the government&
Testing
Sagetech Corporation and Arcturus UAV will demonstrate the use of the “NextGen” Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system to facilitate joint operations between unmanned and manned aircraft, by providing operators and pilots in-flight tracking of all participating aircraft. The event will be staged from McMillan Airfield in Camp
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Simlat Ltd. has been selected to provide a high fidelity UAS training system for UAS pilots and payload operators to an undisclosed large scale synthetic environment lab. The system, Simlat C-STAR (Full Crew Training System) simulator includes high fidelity simulation of UAS generic platforms and payloads, all in a
Military
The CIA has urged the White House to boost the agency's armed UAS fleet to fight new North Africa al-Qaida threats, U.S. officials told The Washington Post. The request by CIA Director David H. Petraeus for up to 10 remotely piloted aircraft would strengthen Washington'
As the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan winds down, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency should focus less on responding to immediate conflicts and more on tackling obstacles the United States could face years or decades in the future, the agency's director said on Friday. "We'
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The Lucas Oil Air Show demonstrates aerobatics during San Fransisco Fleet Week's air show in San Francisco, October 6th.
Commercial
Rhino poaching is big business in Nepal, with hundreds killed every year for their valuable horns. The international demand for these animals is what is keeping the trade and the poachers going. To fight the problem, the country's national parks have started using drone technology to stop the
Iran will unveil new military achievements, including a UAS with 2,000 kilometer range, the Fars News Agency quoted managing director of the Iranian Aviation Industries Organization, Manouchehr Manteqi, as saying. "UAS are categorized into three classes, namely short-range with 200 kilometer range, mid-range with 1500 kilometers
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Graham Bethell superbly displays his P51 Mustang at the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75th Birthday celebration airshow at RNZAF Ohakea. This aircraft is finished in the colours of one of the New Zealand Territorial Air Force's P51s during the 1950s.Source: YouTube
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Police searching for April Jones are using UAS to look for any trace of the missing five-year-old and say the hunt could continue beyond Christmas. Officers are keen to emphasise that they are not scaling down the operation, which has been ongoing since April went missing while playing
Testing
This video shows three quadrocopters cooperatively tossing and catching a ball with the aid of an elastic net. To toss the ball, the quadrocopters accelerate rapidly outward to stretch the net tight between them and launch the ball up. Notice in the video that the quadrocopters are then pulled forcefully
Accidents
A Sky Rider UAS belonging to the IDF made an emergency landing near Nablus on Wednesday after experiencing a technical malfunction. The army has launched an investigation into the incident. The unmanned aircraft was collected by army forces after being lightly damaged. An initial probe found that the UAS made