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AUVSI: Colorado startup unveils large ducted fan UAV
Colorado-based start-up Reference Technologies on 5 May unveiled a new ducted fan-powered unmanned air vehicle in the 120lb-class called the Hummingbird.
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AUVSI: Commercial sales forcing defence contractors to adapt
The transition from defence contracts to commercial sales for unmanned air systems opens the door to a wide variety of new business models.
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AUVSI: Oklahoma bullish on UAV integration
Oklahoma considers the Federal Aviation Administration’s overlook of the state as a chosen test site for unmanned air vehicles as a positive thing, claiming that the lack of guidance in how the six sites should be operating as is stifling their operations.
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NewsAUVSI: Tekever pitches quadcopter to Portuguese government
Tekever is in talks with the Portuguese government regarding the potential acquisition of its VR1 Colibri quadcopter to operate alongside the fixed wing unmanned air vehicles that it already operates.
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AUVSI: Google detects recent shift by US regulators on UAVs
A very recent change in the attitudes of US regulators has opened new opportunities for experimenting with small unmanned systems, says the head of Google Project Wing.
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NewsSwedish AW109 performing well for EU off Somali coast
The Swedish Defence Helicopter Wing has made a successful operational debut aboard a surface ship operated by another nation, with an AgustaWestland AW109 having supported the EU’s Operation Atalanta activity off the coast of Somalia for almost three months.
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NewsAll-new Zero-G set to restart science flights
One of the world’s most demanding flight programmes is set to resume on Tuesday, 5 May, when Bordeaux Mérignac-based Novespace resumes microgravity flying in its new “Zero-G” Airbus A310.
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NewsAUVSI: CyPhy Works launches crowdsourcing campaign to fund commercial UAV
CyPhy Works has launched a crowdsourcing campaign to raise the required $250 million to design and develop a commercial unmanned air vehicle that would appeal to a wide variety of users.
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AUVSI: Turkish Air Force gathers data for "urgent" armed UAS requirement
A new request for information about armed unmanned air systems (UAS) for the Turkish Air Force could draw responses from AUVSI exhibitors.
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NewsAUVSI: Future UCLASS requirements pose questions on worth of X-47B
The US Government Accountability Office has warned that unless the US Navy carefully considers its requirements for the service's future unmanned, carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme it risks rendering redundant any research carried out so far.
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NewsAUVSI: Amazon reveals full UAV delivery concept
Online retailer Amazon has disclosed full details of a concept for delivering packages with unmanned air vehicles in a US patent application published on 30 April.
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AUVSI: Exelis to provide UAV ATC system to four test sites
Exelis has entered into agreements with four of six of the US Federal Aviation Administration-mandated unmanned air vehicle test sites to provide them with the Symphony RangeVue UAV air traffic management system.
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AUVSI: Most commenters support FAA's small UAV rule, attorneys say
A majority of commenters support a set of draft regulations for integrating small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) weighing under 55lb (24.9kg), according to a review by Washington DC-based law firm Cooley.
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AUVSI: Sikorsky advances autonomy research
Sikorsky is continuing to advance a number of separate research programmes as it works to increase the amount of autonomy and automation available in its helicopters.
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Seabury acquires MRO software provider Volartec
Aviation software company Seabury Enterprise Solutions has acquired Volartec, an Argentina-based manufacturer of MRO software products, for an undisclosed sum, according to a media release from Seabury’s parent company Seabury Group.
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NewsAUVSI: K-Max carries out medical evacuation demo
Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace have further demonstrated the teaming capability of their K-Max unmanned rotorcraft by carrying out a medical evacuation of a patient after being cued by an unmanned ground vehicle.
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NewsAUVSI: UAV Solutions shows new fixed-wing platforms
UAV Solutions is showcasing three new fixed-wing platforms for the first time at AUVSI - Sidewinder, Intruder and Talon 120LE - targeted at both the military and commercial markets.
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AUVSI: Georgia has UAVs on its mind
Peanut farming could be the reason that Georgia becomes a major supplier and operation of commercial small unmanned air systems, says Steve Justice, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Airspace.
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ARJ21 production certificate application gets underway
The approval process for the production licence of the ARJ21-700 regional jet has just been kick-started, more than four months after the type received certification.
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AUVSI: Robotic arms provide helping hands for medics
Pennsylvania’s RE2 is primarily known for its work on robotic arms and other manipulation technologies, although it recent years it has also branched out into the medical services market.