The Reason Unmanned Aircraft are Called “Drones”
It has a little something to do with bees—a fact you can drop around the watercooler the next time your coworker says they ...
US firm replaces Indian Navy’s crashed drone
US firm General Atomics has replaced the MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) that crashed into the Bay of ...
NASA Tests Drones For Remote Piloting To Monitor And Fight Wildfires
NASA has conducted a test flight using drones, both remotely piloted and fully autonomous, to help fight wildfires, particularly for aerial nighttime operations, which is ...
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MQ-1B Predator
The Predator is part of a remotely piloted aircraft system. A fully operational system consists of four sensor/weapon-equipped aircraft, ground control station, Predator Primary Satellite Link ...
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RQ-4 Global Hawk
In the RQ-4 name, the "R" is the Department of Defense designation for reconnaissance and "Q" means unmanned aircraft system. The "4" refers to the series of purpose-built remotely piloted ...
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Detect and Avoid as a Key Component to Safely Integrate Crewed and Uncrewed Aviation
As we move closer to the day when on-board piloted aircraft and their remotely piloted counterparts safely share the National ...