Weapons Systems / Lasers
The US Navy will put a laser weapon on a Littoral Combat Ship for the first time this year, amid efforts to boost the LCS’s lethality and to develop and field a family of laser systems. USS Little Rock (LCS-9) will receive a laser weapon during its upcoming deployment,
Commercial
A group of UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) chasers from Wichita, Kansas could possibly have been responsible for the mysterious drone sightings that have been reported across Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Michael Spicer of Durango, Colorado, told the Journal-Advocate late Friday afternoon that a group known as ArchAngleRECON from Wichita has
Accidents
The Cambodian Air Force is still investigating the drone which crashed on Friday in Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district amid shrouding mystery. Air Force commander General Soeng Samnang yesterday said his working team is still conducting a probe into it. “I believe when the drone was flown for
Data Links & Communications
Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., a global provider of airborne communications and satellite-tracking maritime and ground-station solutions, and Inmarsat, a global, mobile satellite communications company, have announced the development of an innovative new Ka-band multi-purpose airborne terminal. The compact Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) 30WGX, featuring a 30-cm (12”) antenna, will be able
Testing
Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) achieved a major milestone on the 10th of January with the completion of Engine Run Testing on the 5th Generation Aerial Target (5GAT). The 5GAT contract is administered by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Contracting Office (USACE) located in Sacramento, CA and is
Testing
Leonardo has announced the maiden flight of its new Falco Xplorer drone aircraft. Falco Xplorer. S/N0001 took off from Trapani Air Force base on January 15, cruised over the Gulf of Trapani in a dedicated fly zone, for around 60 minutes and then returned to base, landing safely. The
Dynetics, the performer for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program, has successfully flown its X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) for the first time in November 2019. The test took place at Dugway Proving Ground near Salt Lake City, Utah. Testing operations involved one captive-carry mission aboard a
Commercial
Austin based, HUVRdata has supported ExxonMobil over the past 2 years in their efforts to put in place a global Digital Reporting and Analytics platform for drone inspection programs. The goal of the program is to allow ExxonMobil to digitize, scale and standardize Drone Inspection workflows across ExxonMobil sites and
National Associations
Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) has announced the appointment of Declan Sweeney to the role of Interim Executive Director (ED), effective immediately. The organization also takes this opportunity to announce a Canada-wide executive search for a permanent ED. Declan brings more than two decades
Propulsion
Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced that it has started shipping the second engine model identified under its Long Term Agreement (“LTA”) with Insitu Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The engine, an Insitu design, is being assembled and shipped from Orbital UAV’s purpose-built production facility in
Business
Fulmar is a marinized UAV developed by the Spanish manufacturer Wake Engineering (formerly known as Aerovision). This unique UAV can be launched from a vessel and is currently used by the Spanish Army, among others. Fulmar makes use of a powerful flight control system that was developed by UAV Navigation,
Propulsion
ReadyH2, a newly formed subsidiary of Fortress Solutions and Fortress UAV, announced a new compressed hydrogen gas distribution service. ReadyH2 will immediately begin supporting Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) and its hydrogen fuel cell drone technology by providing all hydrogen fuel services to its drone customers and dealers. DMI announced the