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Two congressional lawmakers from Texas want more aerial surveillance above the Texas-Mexico border. There are currently four UAS assigned to the southern border. Three are based in Arizona, and most recently, one now based in Corpus Christi is classified as a maritime unit. They want the Army, National Guard and
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Yamaha’s RMax unmanned helicopter was on display at the CRT Farmfest in Queensland, Australia, fitted with crop-spraying equipment for precision agriculture (PA). The debut of the racy-looking Rmax chopper, essentially a flying computer, takes the pilot out of the cockpit to make the technology more cost-effective. It ‘wowed’ visitors
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UAS operator Gene Robinson was back in action again recently helping police in a search in once hidden areas for a missing Indiana University student. "It is a little bit more sophisticated than your typical radio-controlled aircraft," said Gene Robinson. In the ten minutes the drone was flying
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The growing interest in unmanned aircraft systems for use by Indian police and law enforcement agencies is bringing the Home Ministry to evaluate some of the technologies available for paramilitary use. Indian police forces are expressing interest in deploying mini and micro UAS for years, and some have embarked on
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Maynard Hill, a designer of model airplanes who secured a spot in aviation history in 2003 when one of his creations flew 1,882 miles across the Atlantic Ocean on less than a gallon of fuel, died June 7 of prostate cancer at his home in Silver Spring, Md. He
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Our Japanese isn’t that fluent, but we gather that the machine has been developed by technology research section of Japanese Self Defence Forces and that its Maximum Speed is about 40mph. It took a year and a half to develop, and it can be used for indoor/outdoor search
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AR.Drone pulled another stunt, this time at the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo.) last week in Los Angeles. The company was on hand at the world’s biggest video game fair demonstrating its flying video game with Android Beta software on a Motorola Xoom and an HTC Desire….
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The New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing, based at Hancock Field in Syracuse, received authorization to operate using a C-Band radio frequency from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration last week, a unit spokesman said. The MQ-9 Reaper — used for reconnaissance and airstrikes — will be housed
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Australia’s National Aerial Fire-fighting Centre (NAFC) is examining the potential of UAS in supporting fire operations. "UAS technology has advanced significantly in recent years and we are keen to closely evaluate the potential application of UAS in fire support," says the NAFC. This project has included desktop
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UAV Factory LTD is extending its reach towards research and educational users. The company is actively collaborating with research agencies and universities worldwide and has compiled a specialized documentation package for its Penguin B UAV airframes to meet the special needs of these customers. This specialized package includes a CAD
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it’s Office of Air and Marine's Unmanned Aircraft System programme has achieved a historic milestone, exceeding 10,000 flight hours. Unveiled in 2005, the highly capable and proven Predator B UAS supports CBP’s primary mission of securing the
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Microdrone MD4-1000 QuadRotors helped film this impressive footage in Kenya, where they are able to hover above herds from a privileged vantage point. Source: Gizmodo