City workers fanned out across lower Manhattan to quickly investigate and remove a series of fake NYPD “public service” ads depicting the police force as drone-deploying Big Brother that someone installed in bus shelters. The bright blue signs — which were first spotted Tuesday morning near Whitehall and Waters Sts.
A group of 15 University of Minnesota students is trying to harness UAS technology for flight research and civilian use. The students recently won a grant from NASA to use their unmanned aircraft to re-create the movements of larger commercial airplanes such as the Air France flight 447 that
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Indiana’s National Center for Complex Operation announced that it is pairing up with its first customer, BAE Systems. The company says it intends to use Indiana airspace to test the unmanned aircraft it produces. It will also use the state’s academic resources to create safety plans for its
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The Aerobot Ring is a co-axial hexacopter (dodecacopter) and due to its design, it is incredibly efficient as well as agile. Surf Life Saving Australia will be deploying the Aerobot Ring in a trial of its effectiveness. The aircraft are roughly three feet wide and have a payload capacity
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Successful integrated test were performed this week by Israeli UAS system provider BlueBird and Swedish software company Imint. The test marks the near completion of joint software integration work being performed over the course of the last several months. Earlier this year BlueBird and Imint teamed together to integrate IMint’
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Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that Mark C. Cherry will become President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective October 1, 2012. Mark succeeds John S. Langford, the company's founder, who will continue as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mark joins Aurora from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation where he
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The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it was too costly to modify for export a fleet of 18 unmanned Northrop Grumman Corp Global Hawk surveillance planes that the Pentagon wants to retire under a plan that U.S. lawmakers have criticised. The Air Force will continue using the
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Vanguard Defense Industries, Inc. has teamed with US based ISR Group, Inc. to provide Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services for U.S. and NATO Forces, as well as other government agencies, operating Vanguard’s Shadowhawk VTUAS. Under the exclusive agreement signed by the two companies, ISR Group will perform
The US Air Force awarded SAIC a $74.4 million contract to continue operating in Afghanistan surveillance aircraft that provide ground commanders with what the service describes as “Google Earth and TiVo-like capabilities on steroids.” The surveillance system, dubbed Angel Fire, is flown on four modified twin engine King
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Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center have a new twist on an old saying, "Look Ma, no hands," when it comes to piloting a small plane -- thanks to a partnership with The MITRE Corporation and the University of North Dakota. The team is using a NASA
The United States Government Accountability Office concluded in a report to Congress that measuring progress and addressing potential privacy concerns would facilitate integration of UAS into the National Airspace System. The report concluded that progress has been made, but additional work is needed to overcome many of the obstacles to
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Polish manufacturer PZL-Świdnik has announced plans to fly an unmanned/optionally-piloted version of its single-engined SW-4 helicopter, revealing the development during the 3-6 September MSPO exhibition in Kielce, Poland. "The maiden flight of the Solo prototype, in a piloted configuration, is expected not later