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Airborne-Unmanned 05.29.18: Drones v Lava, Firefighting UAVs, Paramedic UAS

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The vice president for technology for Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems Jon McBride recently returned from Hawaii, but his trip was not exactly an exotic vacation. McBride has family on the island of Hawaii, where the Kilauea volcano has been erupting for several weeks. While McBride's family was not directly threatened by the lava flows, they did feel some of the impacts of the eruptions on the island... And while he was there, McBride used drones to help out researchers, first responders and city officials. He wor

Aero-TV: Ascent Vision at XPO18 - Defining and Detecting Drone Threats

Ascent Vision X-MADIS - Mobile Air Defense Integrated System

Ascent Vision highlighted its X-MADIS Counter UAV System at AUVSI XPONENTIAL in May. X-MADIS is Ascent Vision's latest advancement in on-the-move counter-UAS. The mounted unit is capable of long range UAV Detection, Identification and Defeat while moving at speeds up to 30mph on rough terrain.This system was designed to operate in the most demanding environments, including harsh downrange conditions and various homeland security applications.

Airborne-Unmanned 05.22.18: Aurora ACUS, Horsefly Delivers, K2 LEO UAS

Also: Aero-TV: Textron's X5-55, InfraDrone App, NASA's Mars Helicopter, Gremlins on Track

This month, Aurora’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) successfully delivered cargo to U.S. Marines in the Integrated Training Exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California. AACUS completed its first closed loop mission from takeoff to landing for its intended purpose of actual cargo resupply to Marines, as it successfully completed an autonomous cargo sustainment flight delivering more than 500 pounds of water, gasoline, MREs, and replacement communications

Zenith Pilot Undertakes Massive River Trip

IFR has been described as an acronym for "I Follow Rivers". That's the plan of Zenith pilot Steven Smith as he flies his airplane on a route that will follow some of the nation's major rivers.