Schiebel has won a competitive tender to equip the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) with its Camcopter S-100 UAS.
The UAS will be deployed next year to the Pakphanang District, in the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat in Thailand, and will provide the RTN frigate fleet with land and sea based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
According to Schiebel, this is the first time that RTN will use Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) UAS for maritime operations.
“With the Royal Thai Navy, we have another major maritime contract to add to our growing list of customers,” says Hans Georg Schiebel, chairman of the Schiebel Group.
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Drone Amplified looks to use drones to fight fire with fire
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln startup company called Drone Amplified has taken a unique approach to fight fires.
The company has developed drone-mounted technology that carries chemical spheres the size of pingpong balls, which drop and ignite at the press of a button to intentionally spark small fires that burn vegetation and starve incoming wildfires of potential fuel.
“Our product fills a niche in the market between a helicopter, which is expensive, and hand lighting, where people have to walk or take a four-wheeler,” explains Jim Higgins, chief engineer and Nebraska alumnus.
UAVOS, Polynesian Navigation team up to develop long-distance autonomous UAS for 3D mapping
UAVOS and Polynesian Navigation Inc. have collaborated to develop a long-distance autonomous UAS for 3D mapping.
Powered by UAVOS's autopilot, the UVH -25EL unmanned helicopter has increased performance with a carrying capacity, a flying range, and an extended temperature range. A number of its functions are conducted automatically, including take-off and landing, and the actual missions themselves.
“We have been extending into UAV service market to meet its goal of offering state-of-the-art systems that are easy to use and offer excellent cost/performance value to our customers,” says UAVOS CEO Aliaksei Stratsilatau.
Volocopter unveils heavy-lift VoloDrone
Urban Air Mobility company Volocopter has unveiled the demonstrator of its heavy-lift VoloDrone.
The fully electric utility UAS can carry a payload of up to 440 pounds up to 25 miles. With a standardized payload attachment, the UAS can transport a variety of objects including boxes, equipment and liquids.
“Since the very beginning, we have worked with strategic partners across different industries to develop a product that will provide significant value in their specific use cases,” says Christophe Hommet, chief engineer VoloDrone.
Drone Delivery Canada to establish drone delivery hub at Edmonton International Airport
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) will establish the
COMSUBPAC, University of Hawaii use UAS to deliver supplies to submarine
On Oct. 10, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) and the University of Hawaii used a UAS to deliver supplies onto a submarine off the coast of Oahu, a U.S. island in the Central Pacific.
Carrying a five-pound payload that included circuit cards, medical supplies, and food, the UAS took the payload to Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) while it was underway.
“What started as an innovative idea has come to fruition as a potentially radical new submarine logistics delivery capability,” says Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Keithley, assigned to COMSUBPAC.
NUAIR hosts first New York UAS Public Safety Fly-In for public safety officials
NUAIR hosted its first New York UAS Public Safety Fly-In on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
During the event, which brought together more than 100 public safety officials from across New York State to the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) in Oriskany, New York, participants got the chance to learn about and fly UAS in a variety of emergency scenarios that were set up throughout the SPTC.
“Unmanned Aerial Systems have rapidly become a critical component of emergency response operations, making it essential first responders have the training they need to utilize these devices in the field,” explains New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Patrick A. Murphy.
FlightWave Aerospace's new Jupiter tricopter UAS reminiscent of a 'tough-as-nails pickup truck'
FlightWave Aerospace has launched its new Jupiter tricopter UAS.
Drone makes long-distance Norwegian coastal flight through civilian airspaces
Norway's Maritime Robotics announced that a Penguin B drone owned by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment concluded a 200 kilometer flight in June, passing through several different types of controlled civil airspace.
The flight demonstrated a new wireless data link technology using phased array antennas from Radionor Communications, as well as a lightweight transponder on the aircraft, all of which was integrated by Maritime Robotics.
The Penguin B took off from Frøya, on Norway's midwestern coast, and flew north to Rørvik, where its landing was assisted by a crew from the Norwegian University of Technology and Science. The flight took two hours and 12 minutes.
