UAV
Topcon Releases Two New UAS for Aerial Mapping, Touts RTK Solution
Topcon Positioning Group recently announced two new UAS for mapping, the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic. The press release states that "both systems are...
US Army’s New Laser Cannon Blasts Drones Out of the Sky
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...
US Army to deploy Mind-Controlled UAS
Scientists are working on the technology to control drones using their brains. While they are starting out with small helicopter drones, the eventual goal...
Mobile phone-detecting drones serve as disaster relief aids
US drone maker teams with European disaster relief firm to help make it easier to find victims in times of need US drone maker...
Multiple UAVs perform autonomous formation flights
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
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...
After the Flood: microdrone is finding land mines
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...
US to move drone base to northern niger
A repositioning of the U.S drone force in Africa.
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The US military will shift its drone flights in...
Manned to Unmanned – an emerging trend?
Some Israeli manufacturers of unmanned air systems (UAS) are still evaluating the potential in converting manned air platforms to unmanned ones. Aeronautics is currently...
Stealthy aerial video of Apple’s upcoming spaceship campus
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...
IAF shoots down Syrian Yasir UAV
A Syrian Air force unmanned air system (UAS) that entered the Israeli airspace was shot down by a Patriot missile.
Dedicated Unmanned-aircraft hangar opens in the U.S
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...
Soon everywhere: Drones capable of firing missiles
Virtually every country on Earth will be able to build or acquire drones capable of firing missiles within the next 10 years. Armed aerial...
iHLS TV – Chinese hackers, China earthquake, Missouri police, car safety, Yankee Stadium metal detectors
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...
Israeli-made UAV over Iran
Drones originally produced in Israel are currently in operational use by many countries. This is the best explanation to what the Iranians called yesterday...
iHLS Worldwide News – Keeping You In the Loop
Syria conflict: Islamic State seizes Tabqa airbase. Fighters from Islamic State (IS) have taken control of a key Syrian government airbase, activists say. The...
Legislature mulls curbs on use of aerial drones by paparazzi
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 following earthquake
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...
Unmanned aircraft used to survey Hawaii wildlife
The first of two scheduled deployments of unmanned aircraft systems over the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands showed they can be used to conduct research without...
A ‘Ghost’ in operational status soon
Test flights of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) GHOST mini hovering unmanned system (UAS) continue and the system is expected to gain full operational...
UAVs becoming armed threats – tactical laser weapon already in the works
Raytheon Co. will develop a tactical laser weapon mounted on a maneuverable combat vehicle to protect U.S. Marine Corps task forces from unmanned aerial...
New to the Archaeologist’s Tool Kit: The Drone
As land values rise, Peru’s ancient sites are under threat from development. To respond, Peru is creating a drone air force to map, monitor...
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