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Penn State Allows UAV Flights under New Program for Research, Teaching and Public Service

With those final commands from aerospace engineering doctoral candidate John Bird, the AutoSOAR unmanned air vehicle was launched into the sky above the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, releasing with it nearly a year of bottled-up anticipation among faculty, staff and graduate students across the Penn State community.

19 Jul 2016

CyPhy Works Receives Order for PARC System from U.S. Army

CyPhy Works announced today that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System, from the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force (REF). PARC, a tethered drone, addresses the need for a persistent eye-in-the-sky by flying for days at a time.

19 Jul 2016

New Part 107 UAS Regulations to Expand Drone Technology Use for Agriculture, Commercial Purposes

On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration released the much anticipated new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or drone regulations, also referred to as Part 107. These rules go in effect Aug. 29, 2016, and cover a broad spectrum of commercial uses for drones weighing less than 55 pounds (take]off weight).

18 Jul 2016

Real-Time Wildfire Alerts Could Help Keep Unauthorized Drones from Interfering with Firefighting Operations

DJI, the world's leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, and AirMap, the world's leading provider of airspace intelligence and navigation services to unmanned aircraft, added real-time wildfire alerts to their geofencing data Wednesday to help keep unauthorized drones from interfering with firefighting operations.

15 Jul 2016

ASU Researcher Discovers Technique to Control Multiple Robotic Drones Using the Human Brain

A researcher at Arizona State University has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones using the human brain.

14 Jul 2016

Ziyan UAV’s Unmanned Helicopter Set to Redefine Aerial Logistic Platform

A new Chinese unmanned helicopter might be the industry's first critical step to a functional aerial logistic platform in the near future. This unmanned helicopter, produced by Ziyan UAV (ziyanuav.com), excelled its counterparts by its outstanding performance in load-bearing, safety and speed.

13 Jul 2016

MSU Professor Speaks About Unmanned Aircraft Systems at NOAA Media Briefing

A Mississippi State University professor of electrical and computer engineering and expert in unmanned aircraft systems will take part in a NOAA media briefing hosted by the American Meteorological Society Thursday [July 14].

13 Jul 2016

Honeywell Joins Hands with IAI to Develop Sense-and-Avoid Capability for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Honeywell is partnering with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to jointly develop a sense-and-avoid capability for IAI's Heron family of unmanned aerial systems (UASs).

12 Jul 2016

Kratos Awarded $40.8 Million Contract for Low-Cost Attritable Strike Unmanned Aerial System Demonstration

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) recently received a competitive, $40.8 million single award, cost-share contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the Low-Cost Attritable Strike Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Demonstration (LCASD).

12 Jul 2016

PARC Develops Vanishing Autonomous Air Vehicles through Funds from DARPA

PARC is a Xerox company that has received funds from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through its Inbound, Controlled, Air-Releasable, Unrecoverable Systems (ICARUS) program.

12 Jul 2016