The Training of the Firemen for the Department of Forst (DoF) contains a theoretical and a practical part. Especially the training in flying the drones requires precision and sensitivity to start, fly and land the drones save and secure. With our drones the firemen will be able to patrol in the fire season of Cyprus…
A team of the Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of the Cyprus Institute participated in the DEFEA 2023: Defense Exhibition Athens, in Athens. In the context of the Exhibition, the Cyprus Institute team had the opportunity to present the latest achievements of the Laboratory in advanced flight control systems and high performance unmanned systems. Among…
The Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of the Cyprus Institute’s Climate & Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) is the first in Cyprus and one of the first in Europe to be granted with Operational Authorizations for Fixed-Wing and Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) under the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Operational Authorizations have been issued…
December 20th 2019: USRL’s first UAV-Balloon launch.
December 13th 2019: USRL’s tests its new release mechanism for the UAV-Balloon test.
December 3rd 2019: USRL’s High Altitude, Glider UAV takes-off for its maiden flight at Lady’s Mile, Limassol. (Airframe: 6m wingspan, DG800s, Jet Propulsion, CARF Models)
First day of the campaign with UAV and Balloon flights
