FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a $10 million contract to deliver dozens of its SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps. Continue reading
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Drone Video of Blue Whale Under Boat off San Diego
Drone footage recorded on June 19 captured a curious blue whale swimming close to a boat off of the coast of San Diego. Continue reading
Landscape Architects Use Drones to Collect Geospatial Data in the Galápagos
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) collected elevation data
Accurate geospatial data is needed to plan and design coastal resilience efforts. Landscape architects use elevation representations to understand flooding, storm surges, and sea level rise. But what happens when there is no unified elevation data? Continue reading
UAS Drone Corp. Completes Acquisition of Duke Robotics
UAS Drone Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of Duke Robotics, Inc., the purveyor of an innovative military UAS drone with advanced stabilization technology, pursuant to which Duke Robotics became a wholly-owned subsidiary of UAS Drone Corp. Continue reading
Denmark to Establish First U-Space Flight this Year
Denmark will begin establishing U-space this year following an ambitious partnership announced today between the country’s air navigation service provider, public authorities and international UAS test center. Continue reading
ANSI Publishes Standardization Roadmap for UAS, V.20
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 2.0).* Continue reading
Tupolev to Make First Drone in Decades
Ukrainian Tupolev Tu-143 launched in 2008
Russia’s Tupolev is best known for building a strategic bomber powered by turboprop engines. The Tu-95 Bear, a still-flying relic of the Cold War that first took to the skies in 1952, is an artifact from an older era of design, with durability that can last the better part of a century. Continue reading
Moroccan Apaches to Get Video from MQ-1 Predator
MQ-1C Gray Eagle/ Apache in manned-unmanned teaming
The multi-billion dollar Moroccan deal for AH-64 Apaches also includes acquisition of manned-unmanned teaming kits (MUTKs) that will enable the gunship to collaborate with surveillance drones. Continue reading