Business
Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced that as ADTI's Seek and Avoid technology moves forward with integration into its UAS system, it sees some of the first commercial applications for border security. Current FAA rules restrict flights of UAS to no higher than 400 feet, and away from
Reports & Publications
The U.S. Air Force has launched an update of its Tech Hangar app that educates users about its array of aircraft, both past and present. The U.S. Air Force is home to the world’s most amazing collection of aviation technology. With the Tech Hangar app, now anyone
Training
Sinclair Community College student Trace Curry Complaints by some parents to their school-aged children that video games "aren't good for you" may not necessarily be true. Apparently, a "PlayStation" mentality can pay off for students interested in aviation and could lead to a
Two Taiwanese nationals who were arrested on drug charges earlier this year allegedly also were trying to acquire and export to China U.S. military technology, including unmanned-drone and stealth technology, federal prosecutors in New Jersey said Wednesday. Hui Sheng Shen, 45 years old, and Haun Ling Chang, 41,
Commercial
Seattle police say they won't deploy unmanned aircraft until appropriate policies are approved. Police said Monday they are still in the evaluation and training stage of using unmanned aircraft. They say they have discussed the new technology with the American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU spokesman Doug Honig told
VTOL
Dmitri from FPS Russia’s latest video features a questionable prototype quadrotor with machine gun attached called ‘Charlene’. Charlene’s features include four quadrotors, a sub machine gun, 100-round magazine, top speed of 30 mph with altitudes of 1/2 mile high, 1st person camera and the ability to
Events
The two-day UAE Innovation Challenge got underway on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. Organisers hope the event will encourage the entrants to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Aimed exclusively at Emirati students, the event is being attended by talent scouts from potential employers. The winning team
Commercial
Canyon County, Idaho, is one of the first places in the USA to get FAA approval to use an unmanned surveillance aircraft for emergency operations. Canyon County emergency officials say it can help in the biggest emergency situations - whether to track a wildfire or help locate a missing person in
Testing
Within the framework of the EU project sFly, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new type of flying robot that can be navigated using only on-board cameras and a miniature computer. The micro helicopters require neither GPS nor remote control, thus reaching a new level of autonomy. Worldwide,
Events
ICAO’s first regional UAS Seminar took place in Lima, Peru on 18-20 April 2012. This successful event was organised by the ICAO South American Regional Office in cooperation with UVS International and featured 26 speakers from ICAO, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain,
Propulsion
Holloman Air Force Base is home to the first two new aviation gasoline trucks in Air Combat Command's inventory that were specifically designed to support the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft. "They were uniquely designed, ordered, and built for the MQ-1 mission here," said
Xandem founder Joey Wilson shows off the company's motion-detecting sensor nodes. Xandem is building a new kind of all-seeing motion-detection system that's poised to shake up the security market. There are many different ways to track motion, but most commercial systems rely on