How to improve drone strike policy

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The initial strikes against the Islamic State in Syria included missiles fired from overhead drones by operators who were hundreds or even thousands of miles away....

New to the army: Hovermast

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Hovermast is a new means for providing stabilized real-time aerial surveillance, to forces maneuvering along the battlefield. It is currently being tested and assessed...

Instant Eye

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Developed by Andover, Massachusetts-based Physical Sciences, the Instant Eye aerial drone is designed to improve situational awareness during disaster response efforts. The GPS-enabled Unmanned Aerial...

Zephyr UAV continues to break records

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The solar-powered, high-altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV previously known as the Qinetiq Zephyr, which is now part of the Airbus High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS)...

iHLS TV Special Edition – Interview with INNOCON President Zvika Nave...

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iHLS TV Special Edition - Interview with INNOCON President Zvika Nave on UAVs and UAS. Watch Part Two

Fighting Ebola using drones

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The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and the Center of Disease Control both estimate that the death toll due to Ebola might exceed...

Euclid: UAV command and control from a ground station

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Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) deployed on combat missions complete with aerial imaging or bombing (using a combat payload) are usually operated from afar by...

New quadcopters arrive just as FAA eases its ban on camera...

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Just in time for new US rules allowing drones for movie-making, a Toronto startup is launching a campaign to send swarms of lightweight cameras...

iHLS TV – Ebola, domestic extremism, Shellshock bug, new octocopter and...

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In this weekly report (7 October 2014): Ebola as seen from space Domestic extremism Summit at the Whitehouse, Hackers unleash Shellshock bug New octocopter UAS Darpa looking into the...

Da-Vinci, a compact, lightweight VTOL sUAS

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Flying Production Ltd., a leader in the design and development of Defense and HLS solutions – including Multi-Rotor Platforms – just announced it will...

Incredible close-up drone video of an erupting volcano in Iceland

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This epic video isn’t a CGI outtake from Lord of the Rings. It’s proof that a guy with a quadcopter managed to get very, very...

California governor vetoes drone surveillance bill

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California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill requiring law enforcement officials to secure warrants from a judge prior to using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Northrop Grumman develops innovative marine unmanned system

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Northrop Grumman advances unmanned aerial systems capabilities for maritime missions. Northrop Grumman Corp. is developing new, advanced unmanned systems to support the Department of Defense’s...

RFID-reading drone in UAE

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RFID-Reading drone tracks structural steel products in storage yard. Age Steel, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company that operates steel yards in Dubai, has taken...

Canadian DND orders iRobot 510 PackBot CBRN robots

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iRobot has secured multi-year contracts for the delivery of iRobot 510 PackBot reconnaissance, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) recce systems to the Canadian...

Novel UAV technology for atmospheric research

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A team of scientists and engineers sampling greenhouse gases in the remote South Atlantic have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible with lightweight fully...

High-resolution satellite images show Ebola spread

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Ebola is visible from space: you can see its effects. Satellite imagery that provide high-resolution pictures from low Earth orbit give a picture of...

iHLS TV – Going global, Amazon’s drone store, new grenade launcher,...

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In this weekly report (30 September 2014): iHLS TV is going global to over 40 million viewers through the Shalom Show Amazon to launch drone store New...

FAA approves UAV use for movie making

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The FAA has granted six aerial photo and video operators' permission to use small unmanned aircraft (UAVs) for filming on closed sets through a process the...

Blackout? UUV and UAS robots can help

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Big disasters almost always result in big power failures. Not only do they take down home appliances, they also wreak havoc with key infrastructure...

IRGC: no plans to mass produce downed Israeli drone

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A commander in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Iran has no plan to mass produce an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) it...

UAV Panchi warms up for maiden flight

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Scientists are all set to unveil the wheeled-version of India’s homegrown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant. The UAV named Panchi, means bird, and it...

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WhatsApp Is Finally Letting You Hide Your Phone Number

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For years, WhatsApp has relied on phone numbers as the primary way people connect. While simple, that approach has also created a privacy challenge....