Unmanned Systems

Topcon Positioning Group recently announced two new UAS for mapping, the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic. The press release states that "both systems are...

Boeing is building a laser cannon for the U.S. Army, and the new weapon has now proved it will be as capable at sea...

Scientists are working on the technology to control drones using their brains. While they are starting out with small helicopter drones, the eventual goal...

US drone maker teams with European disaster relief firm to help make it easier to find victims in times of need US drone maker...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) typically fly alone with a team of ground operators controlling their activities through tele operation or waypoint-based routing.  But one...

US Predator vs. China’s CH-4 drone This is a real race for superiority. The People’s Liberation Army’s CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is receiving high-profile...

Airborne support in the search for survivors and land mines: in the wake of a natural disaster in Serbia/Bosnia and Herzegovina, rescue teams have...

A repositioning of the U.S drone force in Africa. // The US military will shift its drone flights in Niger from Niamey to a...

Some Israeli manufacturers of unmanned air systems (UAS) are still evaluating the potential in converting manned air platforms to unmanned ones. Aeronautics is currently...

In this weekly episode (02 Sep 2014): - NSA and its new tracking software - Undersea sensors - GHOST: The unmanned system - Domestic extremists - Ambulance drivers safety תוכנה...

A rare peak into Apple's new campus, now under construction, was recently made possible using DJI's Phantom 2 drone, which has been fitted with...

A Syrian Air force unmanned air system (UAS) that entered the Israeli airspace was shot down by a Patriot missile. // The  Iranian-made UAV...

Sony officials say they have begun developing unmanned aerial vehicles commonly known as drones. Sony holds the leading global market share for sensors that work...

A new special hangar for UAS at Fort Hood. With enough space for two football fields inside, the unmanned aerial system hangar is open for...

Virtually every country on Earth will be able to build or acquire drones capable of firing missiles within the next 10 years. Armed aerial...

Articles and issues discussed in this week’s report: Chinese hacker indicted Flying cameras assist first responders in latest China earthquake Missouri police militarization Car safety: collision prevention system...

Drones originally produced in Israel are currently in operational use by many countries. This is the best explanation to what the Iranians called yesterday...

Unmanned vehicles and innovative mobile apps – these are the cutting edge technologies used to maintain order at large airports nowadays. The latest addition...

Syria conflict: Islamic State seizes Tabqa airbase. Fighters from Islamic State (IS) have taken control of a key Syrian government airbase, activists say. The...

When singer Miley Cyrus recently spotted a mysterious drone hovering over her Los Angeles home, she posted video of the aerial intruder on Instagram,...

Flying cameras help teams assess damage, search for survivors and clear roads following earthquake in Ludian, Yunnan, China. Disaster response team incorporates aerial technology into...

The first of two scheduled deployments of unmanned aircraft systems over the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands showed they can be used to conduct research without...