sUAS News

by By Lewis Kendall Chronicle Staff Writer The drone banked sharply in mid-air, its controller unable to right the small craft’s course as it crashed into the backstop netting like some kind of intoxicated bird, much to the delight of…Read more →

by Jesper Starn If you’re planning a drone fly-by at any of Sweden’s reactors, think again. The Nordic region’s biggest producer of atomic energy will from Oct. 15 add nuclear plants to a list of sites including airports and hospitals with…Read more →

by By David Matthau Are you afraid of drones? Many Garden State residents admit they get nervous when they see one of the unmanned flying machines nearby, because they tend to be unpredictable and they have been known to crash. But…Read more →

by By Jessica Holdman North Dakota’s unmanned aerial systems test site will test an air traffic control system for drones. NASA awarded the North Dakota Department of Commerce a five-year contract to help with the federal agency’s UAS research. The initial award…Read more →

by BY: JAMES DREW US Air Force Special Operations Command wants an expendable, tube-launched small unmanned aerial vehicle for its AC-130 “battleplane” for peering beneath cloud cover to direct gunfire and precision-guided munitions. The special forces organisation, which employs a…Read more →

by From the producers of 90s hit show Robot Wars, Airmageddon will give children aged nine to 14 the chance to create and fly their own drone. Just like Robot wars, contestants will go head-to-head in a studio arena in a…Read more →

by A drone that flew into a power line sparked a power outage for 200 homes in Whangarei on Thursday. The errant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle hit the lines on Kioreroa Road about 10am, which caused a 20 minute outage in…Read more →

by by Clay Dillow America’s burgeoning drone industry is being threatened by liability risks. Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved its 1,000th commercial drone permit, 998 more than it granted last year at this time. For many in the nascent commercial drone…Read more →

by By Aleese Kopf Daily News Staff Writer As drones become more common in police departments, commercial business and environmental monitoring, the town is considering creating exemptions to its current island-wide prohibition. The town has an existing ordinance that bans aircraft from…Read more →