Non-Military & Commercial UAS
South Africa's Denel has developed a range of products and services to combat the scourge of piracy along the African coastline. The South African Cabinet, in April, approved a comprehensive strategy to address piracy in SADC waters and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu,
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Qube , and in doing so, created a new category, the Public Safety Small UAS, for applications such as law enforcement and first response. Small enough to fit easily in the trunk of a car, the Qube system can be unpacked, assembled and ready for flight
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
The Homeland Security Department is adding three surveillance unmanned aircraft to a domestic fleet chiefly used to patrol the border with Mexico even though officials acknowledge they don't have enough pilots to operate the seven Predators they already possess.The new aircraft are being purchased after lobbying by
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
The Sheriff's Office in Montgomery County, Texas, is scheduled to take delivery today, Friday, of a ShadowHawk from Vanguard Defense Industries. The ShadowHawk is a fully autonomous helicopter equipped with a digital daytime camera as well as an infrared camera for nighttime operations. The aircraft was purchased through
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Brazilian Authorities are now deploying locally developed unmanned aircraft to monitor the country's vast forest for illegal logging, drug trafficking and other crimes. The São Paulo Environmental Police will be the country's first agency to regularly employ UAS to monitor remote areas for deforestation, illegal fishing,
Applications & Testing & Experience
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi announced that the first airborne science missions using unmanned aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico were successfully completed during the week of October 10-17. Scientists with the Unmanned Aerial Systems Initiative at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and representatives from American Aerospace Airborne
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Insitu Pacific is currently undertaking a marketing offensive to develop use of the ScanEagle for commercial purpose in the Asia Pacific region. At a recent media briefing in Brisbane, Insitu Pacific Managing Director Andrew Duggan explaned: "The biggest challenge we face in all the countries (in Asia Pacific) is
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is asking local and federal agencies for permission to use small research unmanned aircraft to map and monitor seagrass beds. Paul Carlson, the research scientist leading the project, has several reasons for wanting to conduct the research along Levy County’s coastline. Among
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
A new method of monitoring for changes in rangeland conditions is being developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists that will allow better management of those areas. In its early stages the Very Large Scale Aerial (VLSA) imagery programme has been very helpful in finding changing conditions, such as
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Microdrone md4-200 - Photo: Marijn Hendrickx A miniature unmanned aircraft has helped archaeologists capture images for creating a 3-D model of an ancient burial mound in Russia. Archaeological sites are often in remote and rugged areas. As such, it can be hard to reach and map them with the limited
Military UAS
BlueBear Systems in the UK has launched the iSTART - a small, lightweight UAS that can be operated by a single user and is designed for use in military, law enforcement and civilian applications. With an endurance of 40 minutes the iSTART feeds real-time electro-optical or infrared video footage to
Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Japan's Defence Ministry plans to acquire unmanned aircraft and robots in a bid to step up the Self- Defense Forces' capabilities to cope with nuclear disasters.Unmanned aircraft and robots played a key role in responding to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant,