October 2023
Using drones to test phased array antennas
... on airlines, both to help ensure flight safety and to meet consumer demand to be connected everywhere Using a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), means that one can perform in situ measurements where the antenna is located, rather than having...
June 2015
Drone regulation in the European Union amid a thriving market
... by the military’s use of UASs and fear terrorist attacks using drones as weapons. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in war and counterterrorism operations remains a controversial issue at international level. Europe sees the emergence...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
.... Airbus is optimistic about High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS). The solar-electric powered stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) would provide persistent coverage with different sensors such as higher resolution streaming video. Airbus sees...
October 2024
Spaceport America’s road to the future
... hosting high altitude platform systems, sometimes called High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites, which are usually large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that are designed to fly at heights of between 60,000 and 80,000 feet. These systems are solar powered...
August 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
... the dream for a long time It’s important to note that Dream Chaser is a fully autonomous vehicle; it’s not a ground-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The atmospheric test flights used ‘onboard intelligence’ and were fully automated just...
