Lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service were preparing for a training session to familiarize themselves with UAV equipment that is a key part of a partnership between the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Surf Life Saving NSW as part of the government’s $16 million shark mitigation strategy when a call came through about two distressed swimmers.
At about 11:30 Thursday morning local time, two teenagers were swimming in powerful surf conditions about .6 miles north of the patrolled area when a member of the public noticed that they were having difficulty in the 10-foot swell. Orbital ATK recently participated in the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at Ft. Sill, OK. The event allowed soldiers to use counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technologies during a series of demonstrations to provide feedback on how these systems performed and could potentially help fill capability gaps for short range air defense. Orbital ATK demonstrated its ability to combine both electronic and kinetic attack through its AUDS (anti-unmanned aerial vehicle defense system) which detects, tracks, identifies and defeats drones, and also brings a kinetic element through the integration of the company’s XM914 30mm Bushmaster Chain Gun mounted to the Stryker combat vehicle platform. California-based Fruity Chutes has introduced the Harrier Drone
Parachute Launcher, a small, spring loaded parachute for fixed-wing drones and small multicopters. The company says the core design objectives for the Harrier launcher were lightweight, compact, ease of use, and reliability. The Harrier features a thin wall carbon fiber canister, lightweight nylon components, and a high energy compression spring. Because the new launcher needed to be as compact and light as possible a new line of parachutes called the “Iris Ultra Zero” was designed for the project. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!
Airborne-Unmanned 01.23.18 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- 'Little Ripper' Drone Helps Rescue Two Swimmers In Australia
- Orbital ATK Demos Counter UAS Technologies
- New Harrier Parachute Launcher Designed For Drones
- FAA Drone Registrations Top One Million
- Thai Government Is Serious About Drone Registration
- AUVSI Innovation Challenge To Showcase Startups
- Drone Delivery Canada Commences Testing its Larger Cargo Drone
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