Participants flying unmanned aircraft systems at the Burning Man Festival (August 26 – September 2) have developed a set of best practices for flying at Black Rock City this year. The best practices came out of a July 17 “Drone Summit” at Burning Man headquarters that had 40 in attendance and an estimated 100 on a teleconference. Continue reading
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New VTOL UAS from Taiwan
The Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) of Taiwan unveiled its new Mini-UAS Unmanned Aircraft System Magic-Eye at TADTE 2013, the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technolgy Exhibition which was held from 15 to 18 August 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Hosted United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Innovation Challenge Winning Teams at AUVSI
Northrop Grumman Corporation hosted the winning teams from the 2013 United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Innovation Challenge at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) annual conference and exhibition. During the conference the student teams exhibited their aircraft and discussed their competition experience. Continue reading
Miramar Air Show Flying Displays
This video of highlights from the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show 2012 was just posted as a teaser for the next edition this coming October. Continue reading
UAS Featured at Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition
The Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition will showcase innovative services and applications for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) among other military products. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australian Student Team
Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring a team of high school students from Dickson College, Australia, who are competing in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Outback Challenge 2013, aimed at promoting UAS and demonstrating their utility in civilian applications. Continue reading
DARPA Wants Unmanned Submersible Mothership to Deploy UAS and UUVs
Unmanned vehicles designers at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., will brief industry next month on a project to develop an unmanned submersible designed to transport and deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) stealthily close to enemy operations. Continue reading
Demonstration Flight Highlights Benefits of Unmanned Aircraft for Kansas
Unmanned aircraft systems will have a significant impact on Kansas’ precision agriculture industry and overall economy, according to elected officials, academics and industry leaders speaking at a UAS flight demonstration at Crisis City in Salina, July 2. Continue reading