In Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the Broken Arrow Police Department says that its new UAS has proved beneficial in a variety of use cases over the last two months.
The UAS provides a real-time view from above, which officers say is very important when their special operations team is activated.
One recent use case for the UAS came a few weeks ago, when the UAS was deployed during a standoff. Via News on 6, officer James Koch says that “the initial information that we received was that there may be someone inside who could have someone held hostage.” Koch goes on to say that “we didn't know if there was anybody inside that was lying in wait.”
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InstantEye Robotics receives order for 800 of its InstantEye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 sUAS systems
InstantEye Robotics has received an order from the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) for 800 of its InstantEye Mk-2 GEN3-A0 sUAS systems.
The systems delivered under this contract will provide organic surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, in support of deployed Marine infantry squads.
“We are excited that InstantEye has been selected by the Marines as their squad-level sUAS asset,” says Tom Vaneck, Vice President of InstantEye Robotics.
PrecisionHawk to launch 'nation's largest network of commercially licensed drone pilots' after acquisition of Droners.io and AirVid
PrecisionHawk Inc. has acquired two companies—Droners.io and AirVid—that have platforms that enable users to commission UAS pilots for commercial jobs.
PrecisionHawk will merge the companies to form a network of more than 15,000 commercially licensed UAS pilots, which will be the largest network of its kind, according to PrecisionHawk.
PrecisionHawk will continue to connect certified UAS pilots directly to customers. The company will also use the network to service its growing base of enterprise customers in insurance, agriculture, energy, construction and government, as it has received increasing demand for UAS flight services from the business and government sectors since 2016, when the FAA began allowing corporations to use UAS for commercial purposes.
Gryphon Sensors partners with WhiteFox Defense Technologies to advance Skylight Counter-UAS System
Gryphon Sensors is partnering with WhiteFox Defense Technologies to integrate WhiteFox’s “non-jamming, non-kinetic mitigation and analysis capabilities” with Gryphon's Skylight system.
Gryphon's Skylight system provides “intelligent situational awareness for integration and security,” using multiple ground-based sensors to detect cooperative and non-cooperative targets in the airspace.
According to the companies, the resulting RF-based sensor-driven system provides an “industry leading unclassified and exportable counter-UAS system.”
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PropelUAS has announced that it is working with Lockheed Martin and Medical Express Ambulance Service (MedEx) to “combine the very best elements of emergency management systems with the potential of tactical UAS.” PropelUAS, which is a division of Evans Incorporated, works with organizations “to assist in navigating and integrating UAS technologies into their organizations.” (PropelUAS)
UAS being used for plenty of good, but counter-UAS still integral for protection of U.S. citizens, speakers say
While UAS are being used in a variety of productive and positive ways, there is always the possibility for this technology to get into the hands of the wrong people, who might want to use it for harm. Protection against those bad users becomes more and more important each day with the constant development of these various technologies, according to speakers during the final day of Unmanned Systems Defense. Protection. Security.
Artificial Intelligence, trust in unmanned systems among the focuses of Day 2 of USDPS
Trust in unmanned systems – particularly autonomous ones – was among the hot topics for the second day of Unmanned Systems Defense. Protection. Security, which was delayed due to icy weather but soon warmed up with some hot topics.
“Change is coming faster than we think,” said keynote speaker Army Lt. Gen Edward C. Cardon, director of the Office of Business Transformation in the Office of the Under Secretary of the Army. “The combination of all of these technologies is going to have a huge impact on the operations for not just the joint force, but for the entire Army.”
UAS Stakeholders to FAA: Use Full Authority to Apprehend and Prosecute Reckless Las Vegas UAS Operator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 6, 2018
Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786
AUVSI Statement on Video of UAS Near Las Vegas Airport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 2, 2018
Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786
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Officers from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted a UAS demonstration at the Essex County Emergency Management Headquarters in Essex County, New Jersey. The technology is used in Monmouth County for search and rescue operations. (Baristanet)