Gary Mortimer
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 13
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- Sep 25, 2026
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The Uncivil Aviation Authority (opens the original)
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Dr Chris Crockford has very kindly sent me a copy of his book “The Uncivil Aviation Authority” released today on Amazon Books. It’s a difficult read, for two reasons. All the names have been changed for legal reasons and that means I have to remember who they really are. Number two, I was in the room for Chapter 19, Regulation 6. I still have my notes from that day. My copy of the book is now littered with post it notes for which bit I thought I would pull for this review and really these few li
‘If you’re not breaking drones, you’re not pushing hard enough’: South African duo win $750,000 in Darpa heavy-lift contest (opens the original)
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A South African father-and-son engineering duo have taken second place and a $750,000 (£570,000) cash prize in a prestigious military aviation contest after building a custom-designed drone that lifted nearly four times its own weight. Mike Bell and his son, Luke Maximo Bell, competing as Team MTech alongside US collaborators, spent months testing and iterating aircraft on a farm in South Africa before travelling to Dayton, Ohio, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) Heavy Li
GA-ASI Unveils Wildfire UAS for Military, Civil and Commercial Roles (opens the original)
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The world leader in Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to announce its groundbreaking Wildfire UAS, a clean-sheet aircraft designed to maximize future investments in large uncrewed aircraft that incorporates lessons learned over decades of large-scale global UAS operations. Wildfire draws upon more than 30 years of delivering more than 1,600 world-changing uncrewed aircraft, including the MQ-1B Predator®, MQ-9A Reaper®, MQ-9B SkyGuardian®, M
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Enhances its VNS01 Visual Navigation System with Terrain Referenced Navigation (TRN) and Satellite Map Matching for Precision GNSS-Denied Operations (opens the original)
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The latest version of the VNS01 Visual Navigation System enables UAVs to maintain navigation accuracy in GNSS-denied environments, constraining positioning errors to approximately 30 meters even during prolonged missions over previously unflown routes. UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía has announced major software enhancements to its VNS01 Visual Navigation System, introducing advanced Terrain Referenced Navigation (TRN) and Satellite Map Matching algorithms to improve navigation accuracy during operat
IOPC Concludes Kent Police Drone Investigation; Officer to Face Misconduct Hearing as Details of Child’s Surgeries Emerge (opens the original)
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ISLE OF SHEPPEY, UK — The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has completed its investigation into a Kent Police drone crash that severely injured a child on the Isle of Sheppey in August 2025. In an official statement provided to sUAS News on Friday, August 28, an IOPC spokesperson confirmed that the investigation concluded this month, determining that the remote pilot—a Kent Police Special Inspector—must attend a formal misconduct meeting. An IOPC spokesperson issued the following sta
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