Commercial
The Homeland Security Department plans to fly sensor-mounted unmanned aircraft along a greater expanse of the 5,500-mile border with Canada to spot illegal activity, DHS officials told members of Congress last Friday.Along the rugged northern border, remotely controlled planes are better than ground patrols or piloted
Commercial
South Africa's Denel has developed a range of products and services to combat the scourge of piracy along the African coastline. The South African Cabinet, in April, approved a comprehensive strategy to address piracy in SADC waters and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu,
Military
The US Air Force has been secretly flying Reaper aircraft on counter-terrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a rapidly expanding US-led proxy war against an al-Qaeda affiliate in East Africa, US.military officials said. The Air Force has invested millions
Commercial
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Qube , and in doing so, created a new category, the Public Safety Small UAS, for applications such as law enforcement and first response. Small enough to fit easily in the trunk of a car, the Qube system can be unpacked, assembled and ready for flight
Commercial
The Homeland Security Department is adding three surveillance unmanned aircraft to a domestic fleet chiefly used to patrol the border with Mexico even though officials acknowledge they don't have enough pilots to operate the seven Predators they already possess.The new aircraft are being purchased after lobbying by
Accidents
The Indian Air Force located the site of the MiG-29 aircraft that crashed in Lahaul and Spiti valley area a week ago. The site was located by aerial search and imageries received from the remotely piloted aircraft conducting photo reconnaissance of the area. Till Wednesday, the IAF flew 149
Testing
Researchers from Naval Air Systems Command, Eglin Air Force Base, and engineering company Navmar Applied Science Corporation are developing a weapons system for small unmanned aircraft. The petite, 13-foot MicroUAV Tigershark, already used for surveillance and reconnaissance, will be outfitted with an even smaller drone — developed by Air Force
Testing
Battelle's anti-icing technology deploys carbon nanotubes into the plane's coating, which means it is lighter than traditional ice protection systems and can use much less power. It's applied using simple painting methods, so it can be sprayed on a variety of curved surfaces.
Payloads
At the Army’s Manned-Unmanned Systems Integration Capability (MUSIC) exercise held September 16 at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gray Eagle UAS utilised a Triclops sensor suite to showcase an enhanced situational awareness capability. Consisting of three Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensors, the Triclops
Commercial
The Sheriff's Office in Montgomery County, Texas, is scheduled to take delivery today, Friday, of a ShadowHawk from Vanguard Defense Industries. The ShadowHawk is a fully autonomous helicopter equipped with a digital daytime camera as well as an infrared camera for nighttime operations. The aircraft was purchased through
Commercial
Brazilian Authorities are now deploying locally developed unmanned aircraft to monitor the country's vast forest for illegal logging, drug trafficking and other crimes. The São Paulo Environmental Police will be the country's first agency to regularly employ UAS to monitor remote areas for deforestation, illegal fishing,
Events
The Federal Aviation Administration is competitively establishing a new Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research in 2012. The FAA will begin the competitive process by hosting a Public Meeting on November 17-18, 2011 in the Atlantic City, NJ area. The FAA issued a Preliminary Notice last week, announcing