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Satellite used to control unmanned aerial vehicle
Aug 28, 2014 (UPI)
A solar-powered unmanned aerial system from Airbus Defense and Space has been flown for more than 11 days non-stop. The test of the Zephyr 7 High Altitude Pseud...
Delivery by drone
Aug 27, 2014 (SPX)
In the near future, the package that you ordered online may be deposited at your doorstep by a drone: Last December, online retailer Amazon announced plans to e...
Iran says it downed Israeli drone over nuclear site
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said it has brought down an Israeli stealth drone above the Natanz uranium enrichment site in the centre of the country. "A spy...
Drones fly alongside manned planes in Navy test mission
Aug 19, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy is testing whether or not drones can be safely and effectively incorporated into manned flight operations. To find out, Navy aviation recently pai...
US names New York test site for small drones
Aug 07, 2014 (AFP)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday a fifth test site for small drones, as it continues to hammer out regulations for their use in US a...
Northrop completes UAV fuselage for NATO program
Aug 05, 2014 (UPI)
NATO says the fuselage of the first Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned aerial vehicle for the alliance has been completed by Northrop Grumman. The fuselage was compl...
Brazil's Flight Tech exporting UAV
Aug 01, 2014 (UPI)
Brazilian aviation company Flight Tech has been contracted to supply a mini unmanned aerial vehicle to an unidentified African country. The contract -- the firs...
Drones thrill Martha Stewart... and US prison convicts
Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is singing the praises of personal drones and marveling at their untapped potential -- although smuggling contraband into a prison...
US still mulling Iraq request for militant drone strikes
Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)
Washington is still weighing Iraq's request to launch air strikes against Islamic militants, but is working to boost the Iraqi army as it battles the extremists...
New UAV for background radiation monitoring
Jul 22, 2014 (SPX)
UAV systems has developed background radiation monitoring system for Russian meteorology and ecological monitoring corporation Rosgidromet. The base of the syst...
Drones take flight into a world of possibilities
Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)
Like a well-trained dog, the HEXO+ follows you faithfully wherever you go. But it doesn't walk besides you -- it's airborne. Developed by a French start-up, Squ...
US drone strike kills 18 in NW Pakistan
Jul 16, 2014 (AFP)
A US drone strike on Wednesday killed least 18 people in a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, as the country's military wages a...
Chinese remote sensing drone sets 30-hour flying record
Jul 15, 2014 (XNA)
A new Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) set a new record for the country's remote sensing drones by flying for more than 30 hours consecutively, the UAV's d...
Drone lighting
Jul 14, 2014 (SPX)
Lighting is crucial to the art of photography. But lights are cumbersome and time-consuming to set up, and outside the studio, it can be prohibitively difficult...
Taiwan starts using drones to spy on China: reports
Jul 13, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan has started using unmanned surveillance aircraft to spy on China to reduce the risk to its pilots from an increased deployment of Chinese missiles, media...
Drones to help people take airborn selfies
Jul 11, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
Every person with a smartphone posts selfies. The word 'selfie' was first used back in 2002 and since then, it has been entered the world's largest dictionaries...
Amazon seeks US permission for drone tests
Jul 11, 2014 (AFP)
Online giant Amazon has sought permission for drone test flights in the United States, saying it is moving forward on plans for deliveries using the unmanned ai...
US blacklists Hezbollah agents buying drone components
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
The United States moved Thursday to blacklist a group of companies it said covertly helped Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah militia acquire components for surveilla...
German defence minister backs use of armed drones
Jul 01, 2014 (AFP)
Germany's defence minister said Tuesday she wants the armed forces to be able to use armed drones under certain conditions. A day before lawmakers debate the co...
Nano-Hyperspec Sensor Payload For Small Hand-Launched UAVs
Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)
In extending technological leadership within the remote sensing market, Headwall announced availability of its new Nano-Hyperspec sensor for commercial UAV depl...
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