Events
Flight Global just released this presentation of the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 at the recent Singapore Air Show. The Hermes 900 is a natural extension of the Hermes 450 tactical UAS, with full compatibility in missions and support infrastructure. While offering all Hermes UAS family capabilities, it features larger multi-payload
VTOL
Yotaisc Technology is a Chinese company that's hoping to target South East Asia with its unmanned helicopter and has a stand at the Singapore Air Show for the first time. The company has so far only sold its X200 within China, but says it is the biggest private
Events
ICAUV 2012, the International Conference On Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles being held on 24 & 25 February 2011 at Eagleton The Golf Resort Bangalore, India is now totally sold out. The event has a capacity of 500 delegates, which has been rapidly attained, and the organisers regret that they are now
Events
The UAF Geophysical Institute is hosting their annual Science for Alaska lecture series in order to introduce the Fairbanks community to new technology - the first lecture educated the audience about the use of unmanned aircraft. The audience at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel & Conference Center fell silent as Greg
Commercial
AR.Drone posted this video of the Grand Finale of its first Annual Competition to find the best pilot in the world. After being selected through an online competition, the 15 finalists representing 9 nationalities finally arrived to Las Vegas on January 9th. The finalists received an AR.Drone bag
Events
Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 multi-mission UAS will make its first real-size appearance at the upcoming Singapore Air Show, which takes place from February 14 to 19, 2012. The aircraft will be displayed at the Static Display Area together with the following payloads: * DCoMPASS - Digital Compact Multi-Purpose Advanced Stabilized
Events
Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems announced that it has been awarded a contract under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) UAVForge programme to manufacture 15 units of the winning design. UAVForge is a DARPA and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) collaborative initiative to design, build
Events
The Red River Valley Research Corridor: Unmanned Aviation Systems Action Summit 2012 will be held on May 22-23, 2012 at the Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The 6th UAS Action Summit will hear from presenters, including industry leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs and researchers, who will discuss and explore actions
Events
The 27th Bristol International UAV Systems Conference will be held on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 April 2012 in Bristol, United Kingdom. In keeping with tradition, the Conference will bring industry, researchers, academics and operators together to exchange views, information and experience on the topic of unmanned aircraft systems, their
Testing
This 'Proof of Flight' video from icarusLabs posted in the DARPA uavforge competition shows candidly the various obstacles and solutions that the young engineers experienced in developing their entry. Whilst the result is far from complete, the design shows sone originality with a tendency towards over-complication. Voting in
Events
This video of the Ecilop 1 camera stabilisation system by Aleksey Zaitsevsky is one of the more original entrants in the DARPA uavforge competition. The stabilization system described above can be implemented on multi-copters and any other types of vehicles. This stabilization principle is technically feasible for mounts with any
Events
Defence, security and industry leaders from the US and Australia will discuss the latest developments and future visions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in a free public forum at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday, 24 January. Key speakers include Major General Michael C Kostelnik, Assistant Commissioner at US Customs