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High-Quality Image and Navigation Sensors Quicken Development of Unmanned Vehicles

Advancements in sensor fusion technologies with high imaging capabilities to enhance manoeuvrability are quickening the development of unmanned vehicles. The resulting increase in the use of unmanned vehicles will eventually alter the dynamics of the transportation industry.

10 Mar 2015

Global Hawk Program Brings Down Cost per Flight Hour of HALE Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft System

The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) had another remarkable year in 2014, with a significant decrease in cost per flight hour coupled with a sharp increase in flight hours. The Global Hawk program has brought the system's cost per flight hour down to the point of being half the cost of the manned alternative. The aircraft also saw close to a 40 percent increase in flight hours from 2013 to 2014.

5 Mar 2015

Drone Aviation Demonstrates Newly Integrated Wireless Aerostat Video Distribution Technology to U.S. Army

5 Mar 2015

FAA Approves Section 333 Exemption for Blue-Chip UAS Across Multiple Industries

Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, Inc. (Blue-Chip UAS) is the first company in the U.S. to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for Section 333 exemption across multiple industries.

4 Mar 2015

Veteran Teams Mentor New Teams at FIRST Robotics Community Center

Long established FIRST Robotics teams in Flint are being given the opportunity to give back through their new unique setup at the FIRST Robotics Community Center (FRCC) on Kettering University’s campus.

4 Mar 2015

Worldwide Drone Launchers Market Forecast to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2021

ReportsnReports.com adds Drone Launchers: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021 industry research report that analysis drone launchers revolutionizes unmanned aircraft take-off and landing.

4 Mar 2015

FAA Grants ComEd Approval to Use Aerial Robotics for Line Inspection

ComEd announced that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use innovative, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), or aerial robotics, to inspect its lines.

4 Mar 2015

Communication Requirements of Micro-Drone Networks

Micro-drones are already being put to use in a large number of areas: These small aircraft face extensive requirements when performing aerial observation tasks or when deployed in the field of disaster management. A newly developed concept summarizes these challenges.

4 Mar 2015

DAC Launches New Line of Commercial-Grade Electric Tethered Drones

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and tethered drones, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC), has officially launched WATT, the Company's first model of a new line of commercial-grade electric tethered drones designed to provide secure and reliable aerial monitoring for extended durations while being tethered to the ground via a high strength armored tether.

3 Mar 2015

Whales Inspire New Fluid Sensor for Testing UAVs

How can a humpback whale and a device that works on the same principle as the clicker that starts your gas grill help an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fly longer and with more stability?

3 Mar 2015