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FAA Makes Progress with UAS Integration

[Source: Federal Aviation Administration | May 14th, 2012]

For more than five decades, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has compiled a proven track record of introducing new technology and aircraft safely into the National Airspace System (NAS). Most recently, the agency has been working to ensure the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the NAS.

National defence requires next-generation fighter jets

[Source: The StarPhoenix - Les MacPherson | May 8th, 2012]

Canada once again is shopping for new warplanes at a time when the future of military aviation is in flux.

We last were in this position in the 1950s, when Canada developed at great expense the Avro Arrow, a terrifically fast and sophisticated jet designed to intercept Soviet bombers. The Arrow rolled out just as the threat of incoming bombers was eclipsed by ballistic missiles, for which there was no defence at the time. Canada suddenly had the world's most sophisticated obsolete aircraft.

Mission Summary for Ship-Based Wildlife Observation, Featured on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet

Traditional methods for remote wildlife and environmental research can be unreliable, dangerous and expensive. Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks used the Aeryon Scout to demonstrate the increased reliability and effectiveness of conducting ship based wildlife monitoring using a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV.

See more: Segment Featuring the Scout's Wildlife Obsevation Mission on the Daily Planet (segment starts at 12:38)

Drones for “urban warfare”

(Credit: Benjamin Wheelock)

[Source: Salon - Jefferson Morley | April 24, 2012]

Drone manufacturers are using militaristic language to entice police forces across the United States

In November 2010, a police lieutenant from Parma, Ohio, asked Vanguard Defense Industries if the Texas-based drone manufacturer could mount a “grenade launcher and/or 12-gauge shotgun” on its ShadowHawk drone for U.S. law enforcement agencies. The answer was yes.

Read more: Drones for “urban warfare”

Aeryon Scout™ Participates in G50 Security Preparation and Response Measures in Seoul, South Korea

Video Snapshot from Aeryon Scout during G50 Security Training & Exercises
(undisclosed location)
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The Aeryon Scout micro-UAV contributed to security preparation and response measures for the G50 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea – demonstrating the real-world application of small UAVs for event and VIP security

It can now be disclosed that in advance of the arrival of government delegations and heads-of-state from around the world, the Aeryon Scout™ was already flying in Seoul, South Korea. In partnership with SIS Corporation of South Korea, local military and police were being trained to use several Scout systems as part of advance security preparations for the international summit on March 26-27, 2012.