The whole Project URSULA (UAS Remote Sensing for Use in Land Applications) team met for a two day conference to discuss what has been a very fruitful year in Aberystwyth earlier this month. Continue reading “Project Ursula Update”
US Customs and Border Protection Wants Ku Band Beyond Line of Sight Digital Datalink System
US Customs and Border Protection issued a draft RFP for the purpose of acquiring a Ku Band Beyond Line of Sight Digital Datalink (BLOSDD) System. Continue reading “US Customs and Border Protection Wants Ku Band Beyond Line of Sight Digital Datalink System”
Elbit Systems Awarded Hermes 900 UAS Contract
Israel-based Elbit Systems was awarded a $50 million contract to supply its Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of an undisclosed country in the Americas. Continue reading “Elbit Systems Awarded Hermes 900 UAS Contract”
Green Falcon Solar/Wind Powered UAS wins Genius Award
Queensland University of Technology Ph.D. student Wesam Al Sabban has designed an unmanned aircraft that would be powered by the sun and wind. Continue reading “Green Falcon Solar/Wind Powered UAS wins Genius Award”
Activists Use UAS to Monitor Japanese Whaling Fleet
An international non-profit society dedicated to protecting marine mammals says it is using unmanned aircraft to monitor a Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. Continue reading “Activists Use UAS to Monitor Japanese Whaling Fleet”
Military wants More Capable Sensor Inputs for UAS
As unmanned aircraft become increasingly common, warfighters continue to press for more imagery from a broader range of high-resolution sensors, putting more pressure on those who design the systems that collect images and send them to analysts. Continue reading “Military wants More Capable Sensor Inputs for UAS”
Raven Industries Tactical High Altitude Balloon Systems Used in Successful UAV Flight Testing
Raven Aerostar aided the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Vehicle Research Section on September 1, 2011 on achieving successful unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests for the Autonomous Deployment Demonstration (ADD) program. Continue reading “Raven Industries Tactical High Altitude Balloon Systems Used in Successful UAV Flight Testing”
Call for Papers and SAVE THE DATE
Unmanned Aircraft Systems are becoming increasingly important for non-military applications such as aerial photography, GEO-information, agricultural remote sensing and application, pipeline and power line surveillance, fisheries and wildlife monitoring, fire-fighting, weather and climate studies, security, law enforcement, rescue, recovery missions and event broadcasting.
The International Civil Unmanned Aircraft System Event 2012 will take place 12 April 2012, High Tech Campus, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
The Conference aims to :
- Increase awareness about the significant potential of Unmanned Aircraft Systems applications for the benefit of end-users;
- Increase awareness about possibilities of new lightweight, light energy, stand-off sensors;
- Raise political awareness of the potential and to overcome current obstacles in Europe to the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems;
- Creation of an UAS business ecosystem.
The following topics will be covered:
- Update of international regulations for UAS and diversified national regulations, certifications and licensing for UAS (inter)nationally;
- Insight in development regarding L-UAS (fixed wing, rotary wing, flapping wing, aerostats), control, security, recovery, endurance and sense-and avoid;
- Insight in development of sensor technology, deployments and integration of software / services;
- Legal aspects, Insurance and liability;
- UAS deployment, the real world (several cases presented by end-users and manufacturers).
Contributions: Call for paper and panel discussion. We invite contributions from the industry, governmental bodies, end-users or associations with experience of, or interests in the different topics of interest.
US Congress Legislates for Six UAS Test Sites
Unmanned aircraft systems are a step closer to being more widely used in the United States as a result of legislation Congress passed on 15 Dec. (H.R. 1540), which calls for the creation of six UAS test sites around the country. Continue reading “US Congress Legislates for Six UAS Test Sites”
30% of US Air Force UAS Pilots Suffer from Burnout
A new Pentagon study shows that almost 30 percent of UAS pilots surveyed suffer from what the military calls “burnout.” Continue reading “30% of US Air Force UAS Pilots Suffer from Burnout”