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Police searching for April Jones are using UAS to look for any trace of the missing five-year-old and say the hunt could continue beyond Christmas. Officers are keen to emphasise that they are not scaling down the operation, which has been ongoing since April went missing while playing on the
Commercial
While many cities and counties struggle to balance budgets, new UAS manufacturer Olaeris is offering $15 Million to prove that their new AEVA unmanned aircraft system will reduce the cost of providing emergency services by at least one million dollars per year, per city. Olaeris hopes to identify five areas
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has been taking steps to deal with unmanned air craft systems (UAS) used by hostile forces, since Hezbollah in Lebanon launched two of them into Israel in 2004 and 2006. However, the incursion of an Iranian-made UAS launched from Lebanon on October 6 tipped the
Military
IAI provided a demonstration of the Maritime Heron near Hadera on Sunday, a week before it is due to be showcased at the Euronaval defence conference in Paris. In doing so, the IAI also provided a sneak preview of some of the UAS technologies that are employed to safeguard Israel,
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RPAS CivOps conference will take place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 4 & 5 December 2012.The conference programme has just been published here:http://alturl.com/o943h All documents pertaining to this event can be found on the event’s web site www.rpas-civilops.org
Commercial
Japanese remote control helicopter maker Hirobo has unveiled a battery-powered helicopter that is designed for one person. The HX-1 employs contra-rotating rotors and is equipped with a fly-by-wire control system, says a company spokesman. It can be flown by the occupant or with a remote control. One application for remote-controlled
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Chase automobiles, as the Chevrolet Camaro SS pony car seen in the above video, are used to supervise touch and gos performed for training purposes by U-2 Dragon Ladypilots at Beale Air Force Base, California, home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. Chase cars are a safety measure used to give
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The 29th Attack Squadron, 9th Attack Squadron, and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron set a non-combat record October 2, by flying six MQ-9 Reapers and four MQ-1 Predators simultaneously during a training mission at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The 29th ATKS, 9th ATKS and the 6th RS recently increased
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The unmanned aircraft, launched by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Oct. 6, is now believed to have transmitted pictures of preparations for a joint Israel-US military exercise, ballistic missile sites, and possibly Israel’s top-secret nuclear reactor near Dimona. The three-hour flight was initially downplayed by Israeli officials red-faced
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Austrian Felix Baumgartner has broken the record for the highest ever skydive by jumping out of a balloon 128,000ft (24 miles, 39km) above New Mexico.Unofficially, the Austrian jumped from 128,097ft (24.2 miles; 39km). He fell for four minutes and 19 seconds, reaching a speed of 706mph
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David Rothkopf, a former Clinton administration official has written an article on the Foreign Policy website stating that U.S. and Israel have decided on a limited surgical strike on the alleged Iranian enrichment facilities. He quotes a close inside source as saying that the most likely action to be
Testing
A small green aircraft flew in the blue sky over the Halim Perdanakusuma airbase in East Jakarta on Thursday morning. “The plane is designed to carry out surveillance. Given its noise levels, however, its targets would easily become aware of its position,” Research and Technology Minister Gusti M. Hatta said