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January 30, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 01.30.18: Camcopter SAR, FAA Class Action, DJI Mavic Air

Also: Colorado Sheriff UAS, AUVSI Tampa Chapter, MQ-9B RPA Automated Ops, PrecisionHawk $$$

As part of an ongoing homicide investigation in Stiwoll, Austria late last year, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS demonstrated its suitability for search and rescue missions, during a first of its kind operation. During the operation, Schiebel provided Austrian law enforcement with its CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS and operating personnel to help in the search for a double homicide suspect assumed to be hiding in a forest region. The FAA has been hit with another lawsuit over its drone registration database, and this time the agency is facing nearly $840 million in penalties. Drone attorney Jonathan Rupprecht writes that the case has been brought by Robert Taylor -- the brother of John Taylor,

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Orbital ATK-Built Al Yah 3 Commercial Communications Satellite In Good Health

Company Establishes Contact With Satellite After Launch Deviation

Orbital ATK has announced the Al Yah 3 commercial communications satellite, built by the company for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) PrJSC, is in good health after a launch deviation occurred shortly after liftoff on January 25 from Kourou, French Guiana. The launch is a key milestone in Yahsat’s strategy to expand its Ka-band coverage across Africa and to establish a presence in Latin America.

Elon Musk Will Wave Goodbye To His Red Tesla Roadster

SpaceX has a firm launch date for the first flight of the Falcon Heavy ... at least as firm as any launch date can be.

First Unmanned Tests For Boeing And SpaceX Not Planned Until Later This Year

NASA has updated its information concerning the tests and eventual operational status for its Commercial Crew programs that will carry astronauts to ISS from a U.S. Spaceport. But it's not likely to happen until at least sometime in 2019, and maybe not until 2020.

Marks Fourth Completion Of A URT By USS Anchorage

San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully completed test recovery operations of NASA's Orion test article, Jan. 23.