sUAS News

by Grepow Battery Company, which is located in futian district, Shenzhen, releases the latest UAV battery, Tattu Plus! As drones is becoming more and more common to people. Aerial photography has together become common in people’s daily life. Meanwhile, for…Read more →

by Elevated Element, a leader in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography, made three announcements this week, the biggest being the launch of another Baltimore-based UAV-focused venture, Aerial Array. First the company announced that Elevated Element was recently granted an FAA…Read more →

by KOBE – A drone was found Saturday on the roof of recently renovated Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, municipal officials said. The multirotor drone, measuring about 60 cm on all sides, was found damaged on the roof tiles of…Read more →

by It is the next step in a craze that has literally swept over the country – drones. The flying robots give some of the best bird’s-eye views available and one Shropshire company has developed a way to give a…Read more →

by LEWIS PANTHER Coronation Street bosses have their own air force on standby to make sure the anniversary live episode is not interrupted by a prankster with a drone. Executives met with security advisors to ensure the smooth-running of the…Read more →

by The newest winner of a prestigious scientific award at Nevada’s Desert Research Institute is a former military pilot and pioneer in the research of drones who was told a decade ago she was wasting her time studying unmanned aerial…Read more →

by As the US Air Force copes with retaining drone operators due to the stress of the job, a new ad posted in Air Force Times encourages drone pilots to disobey orders, Russia Today reported. Posting an ad in Air…Read more →

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 →