General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently advanced its Aerial Recovery System for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Air-Launched Effects (SUAS/ALE) by deploying and retracting a towline with a “smart end feature” from a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger® Unmanned Aircraft System in flight. The demonstration took place on Sept. 20, 2023, over Dugway Proving …
Read More »Drone footage aids Hurricane Ian recovery efforts in Florida
As Florida reels from the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, which has left at least 21 people dead and over a million Floridians without power, utility companies — and a full-time storm chaser — are using drone technology to aid in rescue efforts and provide a wider scope of the …
Read More »Tennessee Tech athletes join tornado recovery effort in Putn…
CLOSE Footage from a drone above Putnam County, Tennessee shows the devastation caused by a tornado that ripped through the area on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Nashville Tennessean Tennessee Tech’s athletes joined the recovery effort in Putnam County, which was devastated by Tuesday’s tornado. The school’s president Phil Oldham closed …
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