The AVTO-01 Launcher is based on the patent pending Assisted Vertical Take-off technology developed by AMORES Robotics Ltd. in Hungary. This technology enables the vertical launch of fixed wing UAVs (RPAs) from small spots. Continue reading
Category Archives: Launchers & Recovery Systems
Commercial Rapid Deployment Control Unit
A little more than a year ago, the team at FlyMotion Unmanned Systems decided it was time to develop a command and control vehicle for unmanned aerial systems. They saw a need in the UAS market for this type of product, which they released in the form of the rapidly deployable TRIDENT in late 2015. Continue reading
Autonomous Landing on a Moving Car
An unmanned, electric, autonomous aircraft travelling at 75 kilometres per hour lands gently on the roof of a moving car. For the first time, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have successfully demonstrated a technique developed for this purpose.
Quadcopter Performs ScanEagle Mid-Air Launch & Recovery
Insitu, the makers of the ScanEagle, last week debuted a new launching system that uses a quadcopter to carry the plane-shaped ScanEagle into the sky and release it into takeoff. Later, when the Eagle is done flying, the quad-copter catches it in mid-air and returns to the ground.
Robonic and Lockheed Martin Team on New‐Generation Tactical Drone Launcher
Robonic Ltd Oy of Finland (Sagem / Safran) and Lockheed Martin of the United States have signed an agreement to develop a smaller, more efficient and transportable fourth‐generation pneumatic launcher for drones, called OHTO.
800 Entries for UAE Drones for Good Award
The UAE Drones for Good Award, launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, during the second Government Summit last February, has received more than 800 local, Arab and international entries. Continue reading
Robonic UAS Launchers Receive ISO and AQAP Quality Certificates
The Finnish manufacturer of unmanned air systems launchers Robonic Ltd Oy, a subsidiary of Sagem (Safran), has been awarded an ISO 9001 quality certificate and AQAP 2110 certificate. The latter contains requirements that are to be met for defence materiel procurements.
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle Operations in Afghanistan
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class James Stilipec American Forces Network Afghanistan shows assembly , launch, operation and recovery of a ScanEagle in the field. Continue reading