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May 12, 2016Air

Cyberhawk Innovations completes first internal steam boiler drone inspection

For the first time, Cyberhawk Innovations completed an internal steam boiler inspection using an unmanned aerial system. Cyberhawk performed the…

May 5, 2016Air, IUS Exclusive

Drones Joining Arsenal of Disease-Fighting Tools

By Rachel Kaufman

From mapping infected communities to snatching mosquitoes out of the air, disease-preventing drones are on an upward trajectory.

May 4, 2016Air, IUS Exclusive

Drones Transform Archaeology

By Peter Gutierrez

In the field of archaeology, researchers and the service providers that support them are reaping the benefits of unmanned aircraft technologies that are easy to use, flexible and low-cost.

April 28, 2016Air

KVH plans to develop a low-cost inertial sensor for driverless cars

By Inside Unmanned Systems

KVH Industries recently announced plans to develop a fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based, low-cost inertial sensor for driverless cars. The company…

April 28, 2016Air, IUS Exclusive

Inspecting wind turbines can be a costly, time-consuming task—which is why many wind farm owners are turning to unmanned aerial systems instead of traditional methods to get the information they need.

April 28, 2016Air, Test Sites

Access Spectrum to provide expanded communications capability for Northern Plains UAS test site

By Inside Unmanned Systems

Ground flight crews at the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site will now use Access Spectrum’s Upper 700 MHz…

April 27, 2016Air, IUS Exclusive

Bugged: Insects Provide Design Inspiration

By Renee Knight

Manufacturers and researchers are looking to insects to improve how unmanned systems operate. Here’s a look at some of those systems and the potential benefits insect-inspired drones could bring.

April 27, 2016Air

Press Release: Surface Navigator and True North Finding System by iMAR has selected STIM300 as its core inertial engine.

By Inside Unmanned Systems

The STIM300 provides high accuracy inertial data for the iMAR iNAT-M200 Inertial Navigation System and for the iATTHEMO-C High Precision…

April 20, 2016Air, Around the Web

Drone reportedly collides with British Airways passenger jet as it lands at Heathrow airport

By IUS Curators

A police investigation is underway in the UK after the pilot of an Airbus A320 claimed his plane was struck…

April 20, 2016Air, Around the Web

PrecisionHawk raises $18 million to bring drones safely into U.S. airspace

By IUS Curators

Mandatory drone registration and a massive national database of drone owners is already under way in the U.S. But simply…

April 8, 2016Air, FAA

Panel Recommends Allowing UAS Flights Over People Within Limits

By Dee Ann Divis

A committee of unmanned aircraft users and experts has recommended that some commercial drones be permitted to fly directly over people as long as they prose very limited risks.

March 30, 2016Air, Around the Web

FAA raises altitude limit for commercial drones

By IUS Curators

Certain small commercial drones will be permitted to fly up to 400 feet under a new policy announced by the…

March 30, 2016Air, Around the Web

Russia introduces new rules of drone registration

By IUS Curators

MOSCOW, March 30. /TASS/. Russia’s federal law of December 30, 2015 “On introducing amendments to the Air Code of the…

March 25, 2016Air, Robotics

Clearpath Robotics launches the OTTO 100

By Inside Unmanned Systems

Clearpath Robotics recently released the OTTO 100, a self-driving vehicle designed for autonomous light-load material transport in factories and warehouses….