Army Reserve Military Police Training As Small UAV Operators
Soldier’s safety in combat zones is a top priority for the Army, and state-of-the-art technology is often used to minimize...
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US Department of Homeland Security Calls for Small UAS Fly-Off Evaluation
Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington are asking industry to participate in a fly-off evaluation...
Boeing To Develop Truck-Mounted Solid-State Laser to Counter Unmanned Aerial Threats
Under a follow-on contractual effort from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Boeing will continue developing a...
Video: Smart Robotic Drones Advance Science
Chengyu Cao sees a day in the not-so-distant future when intelligent robots will be working alongside humans on a wide...
Navmar Applied Sciences Wins $41m Contract for Persistent Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Systems
Navmar Applied Sciences is being awarded a $41,463,854 contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project, the...
General Atomics Awarded $102.6m Contract Extension for Grey Eagle UAS
Poway-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a $102.6 million contract extension to provide support services for unmanned aircraft...
ONR Awards Contracts to Develop Unmanned Rotorcraft Operated by Smartphones
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences Sept. 28 to develop robotic...
French Civil Aviation Authority Allows DelairTech to Fly UAV Over 100km in French Airspace
During the UAV Show Europe, held on 26th and 27th September 2012 in Bordeaux, the DGAC awarded DelairTech, the first...
Unmanned Helicopter To Measure Radiation at Fukushima
Japan has pressed into service an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation levels within a three-kilometer radius of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima...
NASA Completes Unmanned Sense & Avoid Flight Tests
A joint team of government, a not-for-profit research and development organization and academia has completed two weeks of flight testing...
Polish MoD Cancels Unmanned Aircraft Contract with Israeli Supplier
The Polish Ministry of National Defence has cancelled a contract concluded in 2010 with the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems...
MAVinci to Showcase New UAS Flight Planning Software at INTERGEO
Small Unmanned Aerial System manufacturer MAVinci will showcase ‘MAVinci Desktop’, a professional software package for flight planning and UAV control...
Massachusetts SWAT Team To Evaluate Use of Aurora’s Skate® SUAS
Aurora Flight Sciences recently signed an agreement with the Boston area Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC) to establish a program...
AUVSI President Commends Formation of Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus
AUVSI welcomed the announcement from Capitol Hill that Sens. Jim Inhofe and Joe Manchin formed the Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems...
Logos Technologies Wins Tethered Blimp Surveillance System Contract
Logos Technologies has been awarded $111.8 million by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to develop an additional 22 Kestrel wide-area...
Chinese Defence Minister Defends Use of UAVs in South China Sea
A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the country’s use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, over Huangyan...
New Draganflyer ‘ES’ Unmanned Helicopter Assists Emergency Services
Emergency responders now have a new remotely piloted unmanned helicopter to use when inspecting dangerous or difficult to reach areas....
Police Chief Believes Unmanned Drones Should Patrol UK Skies
Alex Marshall from Hampshire Police was speaking ahead of the launch of the new National Police Air Service (NPAS) today,...
Senators Announce Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus
U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member on Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), also...
Britain’s Military Drones Spending tops £2bn
UK spent £2bn on developing military drones in the past five years and is poised to commit an extra £2bn,...
AUVSI Praises State-Based Effort To Move Unmanned Aircraft Technology Forward
Aerospace States Association Calls on FAA to Advance Test Site Program That Could Bring Jobs and Economic Investment to States....
UAS Market Forecasted to be Worth $70.9bn Over Next 10 Years
According to Forecast International’s senior unmanned vehicles analyst, Larry Dickerson, the world’s appetite for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) appears insatiable....
Thales to Showcase Unmanned Air Systems Capabilities in Europe
On September 26th and 27th, Thales will be taking part in ADS Show Europe, dedicated to through-life support services for...
FAA Pressurised over UAV Test Site Delays
The drone industry joined with state officials Tuesday in pressuring the federal government to stop dragging its feet and begin...
Predator B Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability
The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA has successfully completed 106 full-stop Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability...
Gill Sensors’ Fuel Level Sensor Used in Record Breaking Unmanned Aircraft Flight
Gill Sensors, a UK company widely regarded throughout the world as a leader in capacitive liquid level sensor technology, played...
