The UAS Flyer - October 9, 2014

Detroit to implement UAS in first response scenarios Detroit Aircraft and Lockheed-Martin have partnered to integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into urban firefighting and first response scenarios. Jon Rimanelli restarted Detroit Aircraft three years ago and moved the company toward UAS. READ MORE SHARE
USAA files for FAA exemption to assist disaster relief efforts The United Services Automobile Association petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption that would allow the testing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to be used in catastrophic events. READ MORE SHARE
	NASA, Fish and Wildlife to use UAS for forest fire detection NASA is teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a project using unmanned aerial systems to detect brush and forest fires in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the Virginia-North Carolina border. READ MORE SHARE
SenseFly unveils triple-view capable UAV senseFly, a Parrot company, recently introduced eXom, a rotary drone that offers a TripleView camera head, five vision sensor and an extra security of automated proximity warnings and shock-absorbent carbon fiber shrouding to protect the aircraft. READ MORE SHARE
UAS manufacturer uses PTC software to cut development time FourthWing, a designer and manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems, credits PTC's Creo software with significantly reducing development time for its new designs. READ MORE SHARE
	North Carolina State University receives COA for Drone use Students at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, have been designing and building drones since 1981 and are now able to fly them under recent certificates of authorizations granted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. READ MORE SHARE