Military
There’s real progress in the US Air Force’s battle against what has been a chronic and widening shortage of remotely piloted aircraft operators, outgoing Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh reported on Wednesday. “The RPA get-well plan has been going as well as we hoped it would
Commercial
It’s been just over four years since since a small media production company in Knysna, started by Duran de Villiers, decided to explore the world of aerial photography. That idea turned into a multimillion-dollar drone business two years later, and now SteadiDrone is behind another new company and
C-UAS
Lockheed Martin engineers are collaborating with customers and academia to research, develop and implement the technology that will detect and defeat swarms. “We are currently developing a 60-kilowatt system that combines multiple fiber lasers to generate the high power weapon beam,” said Rob Afzal, senior fellow with Lockheed Martin’
BAE Systems Hägglunds is looking into the potential for integrating Black Hornet UAS into CV90 armoured vehicles, as it continues to refine the BattleView 360 concept and augmented reality programme. The company envisages an embarked capability with the Black Hornet, currently the smallest military grade UAS in the world, with
Video
Three classic allied aircraft from the 1916 at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand - a de Havilland/Royal Aircraft Factory FE2, a Sopwith Pup and a Nieuport N.11 These aircraft are maintained and operated by The Vintage Aviator Ltd, and with the exception of the Nieuport 11, were also built
Events
UVS International President Peter van Blyenburgh was recently interviewed on EuroNews TV for their series “Business Planet” which is airing throughout this week. EuroNews produced this video as a contribution to creating “drone awareness” with the general public and the commentary will be aired in 15 European languages. Peter is
Commercial
A research team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Worldwide Campus has created the first-ever comprehensive consumer guide to small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for novice users–those individuals interested in purchasing their first small remote controlled or autonomous multi-rotor flying aircraft. Embry-Riddle Worldwide professors, experts
Agriculture
After extensive beta testing, DroneDeploy has announced two new tools available to customers that will help growers get powerful insights about plant count and stand establishment — just in time for corn and soy emergence across the U.S. Northwest. Stand Analysis Rather than evaluating stand establishment by painstaking on-the-
Accidents
A nose-wheel frozen off-center caused an MQ-9A Reaper to crash after landing at a US Africa Command base in May 2015, Air Combat Command investigators found. The remotely piloted aircraft was assigned to the 432nd Wing at Creech AFB, Nev., but operated by the 33rd Expeditionary Special
Business
The British team that created AUDS (Anti-UAV Defence System), the world's first production-ready and fully integrated counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) has extended its exclusive partnership in North Americawith Liteye Systems, Inc., in Centennial, Colorado. Liteye has been leading the AUDS sales drive in the
Commercial
The Drone World Expo conference program will once again provide a road map for the application and deployment of drone solutions and key insights for participants into how to measure and maximize on the value drones can add to commercial businesses. Speakers include representatives from CNN, U.S. Department of
Events
A prototype of Q01 MALE (medium-altitude, long endurance) optionally-piloted aircraft was introduced at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2016 held in June 2016. It is a joint development programme between Germany and Qatar. The Q01 is designed and being developed by Reiner Stemme Utility Air Systems (RS-UAS)