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Roger Powers and his team at Flint Hills Solutions shows us round their workshop where they are building affordable unmanned aircraft. The small Kansas company hit the news recently with a deal with the City of Eldorado. The Flint Hills unmanned aircraft can fit on top of a desk; it&
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Mesa County Sheriff (Colorado, USA) is the first US Public Safety Agency to receive an FAA Certificate of Authorization to operate the Draganflyer X6 helicopter for law enforcement use over a 3,300 square mile area. In the past, the Sheriff’s office was required to contact the FAA and
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The US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, Acquisitions Operations Group is performing a market survey to determine if there are any interested and qualified companies or distributors supplying Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for under $30,000, including delivery, set-up, etc. . The UAS should include a small autonomous unmanned aerial
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The Maharashtra State Government has included 24 UAS on a list of equipment being procured for the Mumbai Police Force, according to the Mumbai Mirror newspaper. Funding for the 1.1-billion-rupee ($24 million) programme, which includes other anti-terrorist kit, would be met by the state and central
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists are using NASA’s Global Hawk to study atmospheric rivers in the sky during the Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers, or WISPAR, field campaign slated that began on February 11th. The focus of the research is to improve our understanding of how
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Brig. Gen. Ed Wilson, commander of the 45th Space Wing announced last week that one unmanned and unarmed Guardian* UAS, operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection will soon be based at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Two or three more will likely arrive in coming months to patrol
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Panama’s Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino, announced recently that the country will spend at least $16 million dollars on four UAS to monitor drug trafficking. With operating costs, the total bill could reach $93 million in the first year. The U.S. manufactured unmanned aircraft, valued at around $4
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The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the procurement of up to three additional Predator B Guardian UAS . The anticipated delivery period will be twelve months from date of contract. The official notice can
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An Israeli company, Arad Technologies, a world leader in wireless automatic meter reading systems, has recently developed a two pound Unmanned Aircraft that can travel 900 feet above ground and detect water leaks. It can collect data from water meters every 11 to 30 seconds and capture readings of a
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Brock Technologies has announced its new Shark Unmanned Aircraft System. A small UAS capable of performing silent ISR at low altitudes for long periods of time, it is designed to fit within a five inch inner diameter launch tube. The Shark is built with the latest in composite materials and
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Police in Arlington, Texas are considering flying a miniature unmanned helicopter over the Cowboys Stadium to survey Super Bowl XLV crowds on Sunday, February 6. The department is the first in the country to get an unmanned aircraft. Officials say officers are finishing certification and will deploy the UAS if
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News that by 2013, the FAA expects to have formulated new rules that would allow police across the country to routinely fly lightweight UAS up to 400 feet above the ground - high enough for them to be largely invisible eyes in the sky – has sparked off fresh debates about the