All Civil UAVs articles – Page 51
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AUVSI: Growth of small UAV industry could raise new regulatory challenges
The proliferation of potential missions for small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in recent years has surprised even industry members and may be catching regulators off guard, says a speaker at AUVSI’s annual conference on 12 May.
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NewsAUVSI: Yahama showcases FAZER unmanned helicopter
Yamaha Motor Corporation (booth 1709) is using this year's AUVSI exhibition to show off its new Fazer unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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AUVSI: Stark Aerospace plots renewed push into US UAV market
Mississippi-based Stark Aerospace (booth 951) is making a new push in the North American market for unmanned air systems after a relatively quiet few years.
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NewsAUVSI: Saab integrates MSIC system with Skeldar UAV
Saab’s medium-range Skeldar unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has been integrated with the company’s multi-sensor intelligence cell (MSIC), a ground-based system that collects and analyses intelligence data, says Saab.
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NewsAUVSI: Indago enters production, Lockheed targets US farmers
Lockheed Martin (booth 437) has begun selling its Indago small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to US agricultural customers, despite the prevailing climate of regulatory uncertainty surrounding their commercial use.
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NewsAUVSI: Sagetech wins US Navy contract for IFF transponders
The US Navy is keen on modernizing some of its unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) with military-grade micro-mode transponders from electronic systems manufacturer Sagetech (booth 928).
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AUVSI: Oklahoma and industry prepare for FAA’s green light on UAVs
Despite not being home to any of the six unmanned air vehicle (UAV) test sites selected last year by the US Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma is moving forward with plans intended to make it a leader in the technology once the FAA opens US airspace to unmanned aircraft.
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AUVSI: Live demonstration shows potential of small UAVs
Nine suppliers of unmanned air vehicles gathered in a remote area of the sprawling Kennedy Space Center complex on 11 May to show how certain missions currently banned by US regulators can be performed safely with existing technology.
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AUVSI: Uncertainties surround reported UAV and airliner airprox
Industry association AUVSI has cautioned against drawing conclusions from a reported near collision between a US commercial airliner and an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) before all the facts in the case are known.
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VIDEO: Company releases helicopter-ambulance test flight video
Advanced Tactics, a small aerospace company based in El Segundo, California, has released a video of its first test flight of the Black Knight Transformer, an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle that morphs into an ambulance in order to evacuate wounded troops from an urban battlefield.
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Northrop partners with Yamaha to fly unmanned helicopter
Northrop Grumman has announced completing the first flight of the Rotary Bat (R-Bat) unmanned helicopter, a new version of the Yamaha Motor RMAX dedicated for military reconnaissance.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Industry takes hope as FAA challenges UAV ruling
To Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials, aerial videographer Raphael “Trappy” Pirker was a scofflaw with a 2.27kg (5lb) Ritewing Zephyr II glider and a mounted GoPro camera.
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NewsAurora beats Lockheed bid to develop iPad-based UAS controller
Aurora Flight Sciences has won a $13.7 million US Navy contract to complete development of a prototype system that allows an untrained operator to land an unmanned helicopter using a software application on an Apple iPad mini.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: USAF prepares for all-unmanned surveillance fleet
With the cost of Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk having declined in recent years, the US Air Force has reversed course and says it is now ready to retire its manned Lockheed U-2s in fiscal year 2016.
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New small UAV maker opens shop in Denver
A new company that makes small unmanned aerial vehicles and related components has opened a manufacturing site in Denver
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NewsLockheed Indago UAV ready for deployment
Lockheed Martin has announced that some of its newly acquired unmanned air vehicles and related systems have reached operational readiness. Those include its Indago quad-rotor and a new handheld ground control station (GCS), the company says.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: General Atomics targets overseas customers amid declining US military orders
The steady hum of a propeller breaks the silence of the hot Mojave Desert as a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B unmanned air vehicle (UAV) accelerates and climbs into the air.
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NewsNon-profit group sues FAA over UAV flying ban
The US Federal Aviation Administration faces a second legal challenge over its ban on non-recreational flying of unmanned aircraft – and the first coming from a non-profit organization dedicated to searching for missing people.
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NewsUS Navy releases draft of UCLASS RFP
The US Navy has released a draft request for proposal (RFP) for its unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme, the service announces in a media statement.
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NewsUS military aviation programmes face $14.2B hit in long-term budget
Aircraft and aerial munition suppliers face a $14.2 billion hit over the next five years if the US Congress does not repeal mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, warns a new report issued on 15 April by the Department of Defense (DOD).