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.
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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.
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…
UAS Making its Mark in Oil and Gas
More oil and gas companies are exploring the ways unmanned aircraft can support safe development and operation at onshore and offshore facilities.
Using UAS After a Disaster
The Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation (LSUASC) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi assisted in search and rescue efforts after devastating flooding in Wimberley, Texas. Here’s what they learned from those missions.
Five Good Questions: Stephen Creamer
As the new director of the Air Navigation Bureau, Stephen Creamer heads the part of the International Civil Aviation Organization…
Consortium to ASSURE Faster UAS Integration
The Federal Aviation Administration and its new coalition of unmanned experts are racing to meet an unusual deadline. They need to spend $5 million on unmanned aircraft research by the end of September.
Defense Firms Find Commercial Foothold
Analysis shows two firms are having particular success in attracting commercial buyers for defense-focused unmanned aircraft.
Flying UAS to Protect and Serve
Law enforcement agencies are incorporating unmanned aerial systems into their missions. Various agencies are using this technology to improve efficiencies and public safety, from crime scene investigation to search and rescue.
New Frequencies for Long-Distance UAS on the Table
New frequencies become available in the U.S. as negotiators get set to carve out global spectrum for beyond-line-of-site flights.
Leading the Way
The New Mexico State University Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center became the first Federal Aviation Administration-approved UAS test site in 2007. Here’s how they continue to advance unmanned aircraft today.
FAA Can Rapidly Approve Emergency UAS Flights
The former chief of the Federal Aviation Administration’s unmanned office said the FAA can rapidly approve emergency flights of remotely piloted aircraft, even ones involving commercial operators.
Johns Hopkins Researchers Use UAS to Transport Blood
Findings from the university’s 2014 study were recently published in the journal PLOS One.
Congress Set To Increase Drone Research
Congress is poised to boost research towards integration of unmanned aircraft, commonly called drones, into the nation’s air traffic system. That money will come with strings attached, however.
Flirtey UAS Delivers Medicine for the First Time in the U.S.
The supplies were delivered as part of the Let’s Fly Wisely event during the annual Remote Area Medical Clinic at the fairgrounds in Wise, Va.
