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AMA and Best Buy Partner to Educate Consumers on Drones

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and Best Buy are teaming up to educate consumers purchasing drones this holiday season. As part of a recently formed relationship with AMA, Best Buy locations will display brochures with AMA safety guidelines on store shelves and also feature regulation and safety information on the store receipts of drone purchases. In addition, Best Buy is offering one-year AMA memberships for purchase.

7 Dec 2015

Indiana State Enters MOU with Sinclair Community College to Advance Unmanned Aircraft in Agriculture

Embracing the philosophy of two heads are better than one, Indiana State University has strategically aligned itself with another leading provider of aviation and unmanned systems education.

7 Dec 2015

Ecoppia to Retrofit 40MW PV Solar Site with Autonomous, Waterless Robotic Cleaning Solution

In time for the kick-off of the UN conference on climate change, Ecoppia has inked a deal to retrofit a 40 MW PV solar site jointly owned by EDF RE and Arava Power with its autonomous and waterless robotic cleaning solution.

7 Dec 2015

Kratos Reports Second Successful Flight of UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully performed the second flight of its Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform (UTAP-22) on November 23, 2015, on the Navy test range at China Lake, CA.

7 Dec 2015

United States Marine Corps Places $13M Order for AeroVironment Puma AE Unmanned Aircraft Systems

AeroVironment, Inc. announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $13,015,396 for RQ-20A Puma™ AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages for the United States Marine Corps on October 27, 2015.

27 Nov 2015

Elbit Systems Receives $200M Contract to Deliver Hermes 900 HFE UAS to Switzerland

Elbit Systems Ltd. ("Elbit Systems"), announced today that it was awarded an approximately $200 million contract from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport ("DDPS"), for the supply of Hermes 900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and an advanced ground segment for command, control and communications.

27 Nov 2015

Indiana State University and PrecisionHawk Partner to Advance UAS Industry

Indiana State University and Raleigh, N.C.-based PrecisionHawk have signed a research and development partnership that aims to advance the unmanned aerial systems industry from multidisciplinary perspectives. The university-business collaboration will focus on safety, education, training and algorithm development for PrecisionHawk's DataMapper aerial data software.

26 Nov 2015

UTA's Frank Lewis Honored for Contributions to Advancing Autonomous Aircraft Systems

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will honor professor Frank Lewis, head of the University of Texas at Arlington's Advanced Controls and Sensors Group, with the society's 2016 Intelligent Systems Award in recognition of his work to advance the capabilities of autonomous aircraft systems.

25 Nov 2015

Trash Trek FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition Winners Announced

Southeast Missouri State University recently hosted a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics competition with a theme of “Trash Trek.” Twenty teams of fourth- to eighth-grade students from across the region participated in the event.

24 Nov 2015

Consumer Technology Association Comments on Completion of FAA UAS Registration Task Force Report

The following statement is attributed to Douglas Johnson, vice president, technology policy, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM - formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® - and member of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) UAS Registration Task Force regarding completion of the Task Force's report with recommendations concerning drone registration:

24 Nov 2015

Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) News

AMA and Best Buy Partner to Educate Consumers on Drones

Indiana State Enters MOU with Sinclair Community College to Advance Unmanned Aircraft in Agriculture

Ecoppia to Retrofit 40MW PV Solar Site with Autonomous, Waterless Robotic Cleaning Solution

Kratos Reports Second Successful Flight of UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform

United States Marine Corps Places $13M Order for AeroVironment Puma AE Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Elbit Systems Receives $200M Contract to Deliver Hermes 900 HFE UAS to Switzerland

Indiana State University and PrecisionHawk Partner to Advance UAS Industry

UTA's Frank Lewis Honored for Contributions to Advancing Autonomous Aircraft Systems

Trash Trek FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition Winners Announced

Consumer Technology Association Comments on Completion of FAA UAS Registration Task Force Report

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