Insitu Celebrates One Million UAS Flight Hours (Multi-Video)
Insitu has reached a milestone worth celebrating as the company's unmanned platforms — ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack — hit a collective one million operational flight hours last week.
This event represents the latest achievement in...
New Guidelines Allow US Military to Destroy & Track Drones (See Video)
By Terri Moon Cronk
The increased use of commercial and privately owned small unmanned aircraft systems has raised Defense Department concerns for the safety and security of its installations, its aviation and...
SNC Wins NASA Awards for Adv Plant Habitat (Learn More, Multi-Video)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been recognized by NASA with two awards for its exceptional work on the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) plant growth system, which is currently bringing more fresh...
The FAA’s Small Drone Rule Lets sUAS Soar (See How, Multi-Video)
A host of new users are changing the world of commercial aviation thanks in large part to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) small unmanned aircraft rule, Part 107 (PDF), which has now been in place...
GPS III Sat Completes Test Simulating Strenuous Launch (Multi-Video)
Launch is the most strenuous part of a satellite's life.
To survive the extreme sound wave pressure and pounding vibrations generated by more than 700,000 lbs. of thundering rocket thrust, spacecraft need...
Lockheed Martin Laser Outguns Threat in Half the Time (See Video)
A Lockheed Martin prototype laser weapon system has proven that an advanced system of sensors, software and specialized optics can deliver decisive lethality against unmanned aerial vehicle threats.
In tests conducted with...
Sputnik: 60 Yrs Later, CIA Releases Declassified Documents (Multi-Video)
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite, which was launched by the Soviet Union into an elliptical low Earth orbit on October 4, 1957.
It was a 23 in diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas...
NOAA JPSS-1 Launch Key to Improve Weather Forecasting (Multi-Video)
Early on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 18, NASA successfully launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the first in a series of four advanced polar-orbiting satellites, equipped with...
Harris Testing for James Webb Space Telescope Complete (Multi-Video)
Harris Corporation has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing with partner NASA’s Johnson Space Center, for the James Webb Space Telescope, which validates its ability to operate in the frigid, airless environment of...
Homeland Security Claims DJI Drones are Spying for Chinese Gov’t (Video)
By Mallory Locklear, engadget
A memo from the Los Angeles office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau (ICE) has been making the rounds and it states some pretty bold claims about drone-maker DJI.
The...
