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December, 2015
Five Good Questions: Congressman Dan Lipinski
An engineer by training with a love of technology, Lipinski represents the Third District of Illinois and is a member…
UAS Fighting Wildfires
Unmanned aerial systems could prove to be an important tool in the fight against wildfires. Recent demonstrations show just how useful UAS can be as firefighters battle these complex, dangerous fires.
Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, The Omnicon Group to expand unmanned aircraft testing, certification
BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 8, 2015 – The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech has signed an agreement with The Omnicon…
Developing Operating Systems for Driverless Cars
As driver-assist and driverless technologies emerge experts predict that car companies will incorporate multiple operating systems to keep sofware up-to-date and their customers safe.
New Technologies Aid Arctic Operations
The need to understand environmental change within the Arctic Circle is not only driving scientific studies but the development of new, often autonomous technologies for safer, more effective research missions.
US Universities Add Degrees in Unmanned Aerial Systems
SEATTLE — Drones could be a key technology of the future, and job prospects for those who know how to…
Perth marine biologist proposes drone plan to spot sharks
SHARK spotting planes and helicopters could be missing almost nine out of 10 of sharks. An aerial surveillance study by…
Arctic Council Moves to Unleash UAS
Perilous, shifting, mysterious and melting. All eyes in the Arctic are focused on the ice. The accelerating disintegration of the…
Startups deploy eyes in the sky to aid search and rescue
The floods in Chennai have brought to the fore the importance of effective disaster management. In the past few years,…
AC-130 To Get Laser Guns & Air-Launched Drones: Heithold
WASHINGTON: Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold , the head of Air Force Special Operations Command, wants to make the AC-130 a…
Unmanned inspectors have cost and efficiency benefits
FEATURE: Offshore Wind Journal A recent Navigant Research report concludes there is significant potential for using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…
How Aeryon Labs intends to keep its industrial drone business aloft
Aeryon Labs CEO Dave Kroetsch is betting the SkyRanger’s rugged design will help it standout in a crowded market for…
Military Witnesses: Addressing Trust, Ethical Issues Key to UAS Integration
While technological challenges are slowing the integration of autonomous systems by the Pentagon the number one hurdle remains acceptance by war fighters, defense officials said last week.
Aurora Flight Sciences launches world’s first 3D-printed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
A 3D printed drone designed and developed by Aurora Flight Sciences and Stratasys Ten years ago it might have been…
Taming untethered drones
The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) is working with Rockwell Collins to do just that: make it possible…
Amazon.com seeks patent on sense and avoid for automated vehicles
Amazon has also jumped into the world of autonomous vehicle R&D with the filing of U.S. Patent Application No. 20150277440,…
