Deep in the 1,600+ pages of the omnibus spending bill is a boost for those integrating unmanned aircraft into the…
December, 2014
Applications for FAA Permits for Commercial UAV Operations Pour In
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received 176 applications for rule waivers from companies seeking to fly unmanned aircraft commercially,…
NASA’s Ikhana Captures Orion Splashdown
As NASA’s Orion made its way back to Earth from its first test mission, the Ikhana unmanned aircraft system captured its return—making it possible for NASA to stream the parachute deployment and splashdown footage on live television.
U.S. Navy Completes Tests on the GhostSwimmer
This is one shark you don’t have to worry about attacking. In fact, its main job is to keep divers…
‘Know Before You Fly’ Campaign Aims to Educate the Public on How to Safely Fly Small UAVs
As the number of people operating small UAVs for fun continues to grow, so does the number of people operating…
FAA clears Textron Systems to begin Aerosonde SUAS Operations with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
Textron Inc.’s unmanned systems division recently received a Certificate of Authorization from the FAA, enabling the company’s Aerosonde Small Unmanned…
RIEGL USA’s RiCOPTER Unmanned Scanning Platform is Designed for a Variety of Applications
RiCOPTER, the ready to fly remotely piloted airborne laser scanning system from RIEGL USA, can be used for a variety…
Open Source Dronecode Project Aims to Build Dominant Drone Platform
Launched in October, the Dronecode Project brings together existing open source drone projects and assets under a nonprofit structure governed by The Linux Foundation, resulting in a common, shared open source software platform for UAVs.
AirStrato Explorer Offers an Economical UAV Option
Arca recently began accepting pre-orders for the AirStrato Explorer, a high-performance, yet economical UAV option. Priced starting from $140,000,…
Arca’s AirStrato Pioneer is Now Available for Pre-Order
Arca’s AirStrato Pioneer, a small UAV designed to perform flights at low altitudes, is currently undergoing testing. Arca is expected…
Sensonor’s STIM300 IMU Selected for Seabed’s New IMU, SBD-IMU-S1
Instead of using the traditional Fiber Optic Gyros that all previous Seabed systems have been based on, Seabed has selected…
Arcturus UAV Makes Upgrades to the JUMP 15 UAV
The JUMP 15 Fixed Wing VTOL UAV from Arcturus UAV recently got an upgrade. The JUMP 15 has been…
Ohio State University and the OH/IN UAS Center Team Up to Help Farmers Increase Crop Yields Through Precision Agriculture
Today, if a farmer wants to know what’s happening in his field, he has to walk the land. Someday soon,…
Latest Version of Sirius Pro Designed to be Compatible With Existing RTK Base Stations or NTRIP
Topcon Positioning Group and MAVinci GmbH recently released the latest version of the Sirius Pro surveying Unmanned Aerial System to…
Oxford Technical Solutions Adds xNAV550 Inertial Navigation Sensor to its xNAV Product Line
The miniature, lightweight xNAV550 is the newest addition to the OxTS xNAV product line, adding survey-grade GNSS receivers for RTK…
U.S. Navy Receives First Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter from Northrup Grumman
U.S. Navy ship commanders now have a new way to improve intelligence-gathering capabilities—by using Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned…
M.I.T./Olin College Take First Place in First Maritime RobotX Challenge
Unmanned boats from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Olin College recently took first place in the inaugural AUVSI Maritime…
