A month after researchers conducted a cloud-seeding test using unmanned aircraft, a Reno-based drone company is building the next generation….
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Darpa Advances Indoor Capabilities of Quadcopter Drones
In addition to its interest in large and exotic unmanned aircraft, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) is…
Age of Dronomy: Military Tech Helps Israeli Commercial Drones Fly High
Although its non-military drones sector rakes in a puny one percent of the money (US$1.1 billion) invested in drone producers…
Stanford’s Flying, Perching SCAMP Robot Can Climb Straight Up Walls
Automaton Robotics Drones SCAMP climbing the Stanford University clock tower. Morgan Pope is a Ph.D student investigating robots that live…
Malawi using drones for health research and saving lives
When drones first came into the aviation industry, they were and have been mainly used for surveillance and assessments of…
Straight Up Imaging launches the Endurance UAS
Straight Up Imaging recently released the Endurance unmanned aerial system, a powerful, cost-effective UAS that’s easy to use. The professional…
3D ROBOTICS & Autodesk FORGE New Frontier
Leading drone maker 3D Robotics is using the Autodesk’s Forge Platform to develop a new UAV-to-cloud solution for enterprise field…
Heller pursues more drone testing in Nevada, transportation options at McCarran
WASHINGTON — Nevada’s drone testing sites would have more autonomy to partner with private industry on emerging technology, and McCarran…
Video: Looking to Birds for UAS Inspiration
Birds could teach unmanned systems a thing or two about flying—which is why UAS researchers and manufacturers are starting to…
VectorNav Technologies Introduces VN-360 GPS-Compass
DALLAS, March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — VectorNav Technologies introduced today the VN-360 GPS-Compass heading and position sensor. The VN-360 is an OEM…
Enabling Small Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration has tasked its new Center of Excellence with determining what is needed to enable small, unmanned aircraft to do limited long range flights.
The Power of UAS
Utility companies and drone manufacturers are actively experimenting with unmanned aircraft for power grid inspections, repair support and other tasks.
Snapshot: Europe’s UAV Industry
Europe is in the midst of a UAS revolution, with business on the upswing and the European Union moving to rationalize its rules and regulations for drone operations continent-wide.
Drones Take Wing
Though small multi-rotor copters and fixed-winged drones are the most popular forms of unmanned aircraft systems, there are new highly maneuverable, energy efficient platforms emerging that take their design inspiration from the most experienced flyers in history—birds.
Army selects 3-D printed unmanned aircraft systems concept for future experiment
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Feb. 5, 2016) — Each year, the U.S. Army conducts a series of technology demonstrations known…
High-energy laser weapons target UAVs
Every weapon has its nemesis. The invention of the tank led to anti-tank guns; the rise of aircraft led to…
