Skytech 2016

Posted on December 9, 2015December 11, 2015 by dan

Read the full in Drones Monthly Magazine SkyTech 2016, organised in collaboration with SUAS Global, RUSTA & Flightpath Consulting, is a two-day tradeshow dedicated to advancing the global commercial UAV industry. Now in its second edition SkyTech is more than doubling in size and will feature 70 exhibitors, 50 speakers and over 3000 attendees. SkyTech 2016 will provide information, connections and marketing solutions through an exhibition, 3 conferences, workshops, product launches, live demonstrations and networking…

First International UAV Humanitarian Award to be Awarded at UK Drone Show 2015

Posted on July 9, 2015 by dan

Today, unmanned aerial vehicles are used across a myriad of applications, from filming Hollywood blockbusters to exploring impenetrable geographic locations. However recently, the aerial technology has begun to lend itself to a new purpose – Humanitarianism. Today’s UAVs are faster, safer and cheaper to fly which makes them hugely appealing and effective candidates for humanitarian ventures. This has been highlighted in the recent Nepal earthquake disaster, where volunteer UAV pilots played a huge part in…

Custom-built vehicles to drive international UAS research programs

Posted on July 8, 2015 by dan

BN Security & Defence, a specialist solutions integrator, has delivered two custom-built, feature-packed UAS Command and Control (CC) vehicles to the Autonomous Systems Research Group (ASRG) at the University of Southampton. The strategic research group is funded by international agencies to undertake work in autonomous systems, sensing, computing, communications and platforms that provide world class, cost effective capabilities for scientists and business. The two new vehicles will play a central role in the University’s engagement,…

EasyJet to deploy drones to aid aircraft safety checks

Posted on May 12, 2015June 23, 2015 by dan

Usually when you hear the two words drone and airplane in the same sentence, its more often than not that the drone gets negative coverage in the media, but one such drone technology is being used to run aircraft safety checks. Usually faults which take human power a day to find is found in a matter of just hours by creating 3D images with millimetre accuracy. the drones are due to be in operation next…

Meet the GL-10, NASA’s prototype Drone

Posted on May 12, 2015June 23, 2015 by dan

The Prototype 10 engine Electric drone Greased Lightning ( GL-10) has both hover and plane mode. The prototype drone from NASA is currently in its testing stage, with the ability to take off vertically the drone has passed its hovering tests with flying colours, but the next stage is the transition from vertical to forward “wing-borne” flight. As engineers who have designed full-scale vertical take off and landing tiltrotors such as the V-22 Osprey will…

Is the future of the emergency services unmanned?

Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 by dan

Drones could now replace police helicopters as the forces aim to save money Following a stream of drone concepts and innovations aimed at the emergency services and search and rescue, it comes to no surprise that Chief constables at Surrey and Suffolk police aim to implement five new drones in the near future to cut spending by £4000,000 a year. The police are forced to look at the new technology after government cuts are pushing local…

Lords committee calls for register of all drones and pilots in the UK

Posted on March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by dan

Following a spout of negative media coverage within the recent months the Lords committee are now demanding all drones and pilots should be listed in a national database It seems the mainstream media channels and certain influences are only reporting news regarding drones with a negative impact, in other words, they are in the news for the wrong reasons, in return implementing further legislation proposals. The report from the house of lords states that a…

NBC’s Amazing Drone Video Above the Majestic, Frozen Niagara Falls

Posted on March 4, 2015March 19, 2015 by dan

The ice encasing the Niagara Falls, which has drawn in visitors from all over, isn’t expected to melt entirely until May. Drone footage captures this rare and beautiful occurrence

Drones used to monitor farmland in Bangladesh

Posted on March 4, 2015 by dan

Octocopter Drones have been used for the first time to monitor farmlands in the southern districts of Barisal and Patuakhali Two drones is equipped with state of the art cameras which take high resolution images of crops and soil. this enables scientists to assess the conditions of crops on a larger scale and reducing time expended through manual sampling “Issues like crop growth, nutrient deficiency and water abundance, disease attacks and insect infestation can easily…

Al Jazeera journalist fined €1,000 for using drone in report post mysterious sightings

Posted on March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 by dan

A UK journalist has been fined after using a drone himself to report on the mysterious Paris sightings Tristan Redman, 34, was flying his drone over central Paris last week when he was arrested, it is illegal to fly a drone over the city without a license. security concerns have also been heightened in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Prior the arrest, several mysterious sightings were reported over the city including the US Embassy and…

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