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France, Britain agree on UAV cooperation amid strengthening of defence ties - DefenceWeb (press release)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:39:03 -0600

DefenceWeb (press release)France, Britain agree on UAV cooperation amid strengthening of defence tiesDefenceWeb (press release)Since 2011, industrial representatives from Dassault and BAE Systems have been working together to develop a MALE UAV. Cameron said the partnership would be strengthened by a 'jointly funded contract' to study the technical risks of developing the ...

Drone Industry wrote the legislation governing domestic drone use - AMERICAblog (blog)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:20:15 -0600

AMERICAblog (blog)Drone Industry wrote the legislation governing domestic drone useAMERICAblog (blog)... drone lobbyists take full credit for authoring the expansion of domestic drone use codified in the FAA authorization bill passed last week, noting “the only changes made to the UAS section of the House FAA bill were made at the request of AUVSI.

Eye in the Sky Spying on Americans - The People's Voice

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:14:09 -0600

The People's VoiceEye in the Sky Spying on AmericansThe People's VoiceIn 2011, Congress, DOD, state and local governments, as well as AUVSI pressured the FAA to review and expand its current "Certificate of Authorization or Waiver (COA)" program related to unmanned aircraft (UA). The agency's also examining its own rules ...and more »

With New Technique, Tiny Robots Can Be Mass-Produced Like Pop-Up Books - Popular Science

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:08:47 -0600

Popular ScienceWith New Technique, Tiny Robots Can Be Mass-Produced Like Pop-Up BooksPopular ScienceUsually, building a micro aerial vehicle — or any other robot — requires a painstaking assembly process, with each little wing or sensor folded and machined just so. Now it can come together in a single fold. It works by combining all the robots' ...In new mass-production technique, robotic insects spring to lifeEureka! Science NewsTiny robotic bee assembles itself like a pop-up bookWired.co....

President signs FAA bill, opens window for commercial, civil UAS - Government Security News

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:44:44 -0600

President signs FAA bill, opens window for commercial, civil UASGovernment Security NewsThe next step is to work on the regulations that govern the rules of the sky to ensure that unmanned aircraft do no harm to other manned aircraft or to people or property on the ground,” said AUVSI's President and Chief Executive Officer, ...

Drones over Alaska: UAVs may play big role in developing Arctic - Alaska Dispatch

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:11:50 -0600

Alaska DispatchDrones over Alaska: UAVs may play big role in developing ArcticAlaska DispatchBut there's a softer, friendlier side to UAVs -- they're not all the terrifying, death-from-above variety popularized in media. UAVs, thanks to their small size and ability to be controlled remotely, have been finding their niche doing jobs that are ...

Two-seater German-made multicopter flying machine on its way - ExtremeTech

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:43:03 -0600

ExtremeTechTwo-seater German-made multicopter flying machine on its wayExtremeTechPiloted by the physicist-cum-maniac Thomas Senkel, the E-volo Volocopter (VC 1) is basically a scaled up version of a remote-controlled robotic quadcopter or hexacopter. The multicopter obviously has to have space for a human, though — which as you ...

Francis Fukuyama Builds His Very Own Surveillance Drone - Slate Magazine (blog)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:39:21 -0600

Slate Magazine (blog)Francis Fukuyama Builds His Very Own Surveillance DroneSlate Magazine (blog)His DJI Innovations F450 quadcopter carries a Sony flip cam. As Fukuyama points out, a remote-control helicopter is harder to fly than a plane, but does not require a runway for takeoff. Helicopters make for better surveillance drones because of their ...

Battery breakthrough could help soldiers on the frontline - Eureka

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:32:38 -0600

EurekaBattery breakthrough could help soldiers on the frontlineEurekaThe benefits for the defence sector, it says, have already been demonstrated in a high tech micro unmanned air vehicle, as well as a rudimentary torch. To demonstrate the technology's application beyond the battlefield, BAE has also applied the ...Structural batteries could offer support to soldiers on front lineThe Engineerall 9 news articles »

High flyers: Building UAE's first home-grown unmanned aerial vehicle - gulfnews.com

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:22:17 -0600

gulfnews.comHigh flyers: Building UAE's first home-grown unmanned aerial vehiclegulfnews.comThe quadcopter or quadrotor helicopter is a multicopter that is lifted and propelled by four rotors. "This project is important because the quadcopter has many uses, for example, for security forces in surveillance or safety operations," said Dr Basim ...