All the stories tagged with: uav
AggieAir Flying Circus is a slingshot UAV
04/15/2012, Researchers over at the Utah State University have been busy sending slingshot-like UAVs into the air, and the AggieAir Flying Circus is the platform of choice. This is a full-service aerial photography lab which comes in the form of an [...]
Lehmann Aviation UAV gets GPS and autopilot
02/16/2012, We normally thing that UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are normally the domain of the military, but Lehmann Aviation (no relation to the failed financial institution, even the name itself has an additional letter) intends to bring UAV flying goodness to [...]
UAV launched from a submarine?
12/28/2011, The military certainly does have their fair share of “big boys toys” to play around with, and the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is one of them – so here is one interesting idea that is worth looking into. While we [...]
No more friendly fire deaths from dones
11/16/2011, Just when you thought that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs for short) being used in the battlefield is the next best thing since sliced bread, considering the ‘pilot’ needs not head out to the battlefield and risk his life, along comes [...]
Nanodrone SQ-4 UAV reporting for duty, sir!
11/14/2011, When we talk about drones, most of the time we think of the Predator – this huge winged beast the flies like a remote controlled plane, making war seem more like a video game compared to the visceral air experience [...]
Remora UAV weaponized drone
10/13/2011, A Remora is a fish that attaches itself onto larger marine life, such as sharks, dugongs, manta rays, and whales, and this is precisely why this unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has been named such.
ShadowHawk helicopter tases targets from above
08/21/2011, Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that carry weapons are not just meant for the baddies in the war zone – they will soon see action in local airspace, although the form of the UAV would be very different from the models [...]
F50 robotic flying drone from China
08/19/2011, China has had its fair share of firsts – the first aircraft carrier, the first stealth fighter, and now, we have the first robotic flying drone known as the F50. Sounds like a Ferrari to you, no? This is a [...]
Ghost UAV valuable for covert urban operations
08/15/2011, Small and silent – now the latter is definitely a characteristic of a ghost, unless you’re talking about a poltergeist who wants to make its presence known to everyone else in the room. Stark Aerospace (no relation to the fictional [...]
Boeing Phantom Ray stealth UAV takes to the skies
05/03/2011, Stealth technology used to be a dream, but advancements in technology over the years have turned it into reality, helping save lives while making sensitive military operations far more effective in the process. Boeing does not just make jumbo jets, [...]
DIY UAV hunts down balloons with firework missiles
01/31/2011, While we love games that involve augmented reality, you have to admit reality is where things are at, especially when you’re trying to shoot things. Now some RC enthusiasts have created a tricopter that is equipped with a fancy weapon [...]
Demon UAV flies sans flaps
10/04/2010, The Demon UAV will boast a first – we’re looking at an aircraft that flies without any flaps, where it will “control its elevation using jets of air; the plane works by manipulating the air that flows immediately next to [...]
Swarming MAVs Form A Quick Aerial Network
09/09/2010, Deploying a network in a disaster area isn’t the easiest thing to do, but the SMAVNET project might go a long way to making the job a lot easier. The system utilizes swarms of micro air vehicles (MAVs) that rely [...]
