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Aerospace Companies Welcome Definition Study of European Developed Unmanned Aerial System

Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of a European developed unmanned aerial system

19 May 2015

Robot Car and Truck Commercial Autonomous Car Market Shipments Forecast to Rise to $868 Million by 2021

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Robot Cars and Trucks: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021" to their offering.

18 May 2015

Aerial Drones Help Locate Potential Survivors After Nepal Earthquke

Aerial drones more than proved their worth following the massive 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal in late April. Rescue and relief teams deployed unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to map the disaster zone and locate potential survivors.

15 May 2015

Use of Drones Could Become Common Practice for 40% of Businesses

In fewer than five years, the use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles – UAVs) could become common practice for almost 40% of businesses, say corporate risk managers surveyed by Munich Re.

15 May 2015

Market for Small UAVs Forecast to Reach $1.61bn in 2015

The wide variety of applications in which small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be deployed is growing every day, as this growth-platform finds new uses The demand for small UAVs will be significant, with a wide and varied geographical spread.

15 May 2015

UAVs Monitor Dryland Ecosystems and Soil Erosion at Jornada Experimental Range

Unmanned aerial vehicles are monitoring dryland ecosystems and soil erosion in a collaboration between New Mexico State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Services at the Jornada Experimental Range, north of Las Cruces.

14 May 2015

FAA Selects Embry-Riddle and ASSURE Coalition as New Center of Excellence in UAS

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the ASSURE Coalition have been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the nation's new Center of Excellence in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

14 May 2015

Montana State University to Operate National Center of Excellence for UAS

Montana State University is part of a team just selected to operate a national Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

13 May 2015

Lily Debuts Throw-and-Shoot Self-Flying Cameras

Lily, a company pioneering easy-to-use, self-flying cameras, today debuted the Lily Camera, the world’s first throw-and-shoot that flies itself. Initiated with a simple throw in the air, the Lily Camera automatically follows its owner, capturing stunning footage and high definition images while hovering in place or flying at speeds up to 25 mph.

13 May 2015

NASA and AUVSI to Cosponsor 2015 Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management Convention

NASA and the Silicon Valley chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) are partnering to cosponsor the 2015 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Traffic Management Convention: A New Era in Aviation, July 28-30, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.

13 May 2015