Commercial
TV news-gathering gadgetry doesn’t get any sexier than the Camcopter S-100, a military-grade unmanned aircraft manufactured by the Austrian Schiebel Corp. Now, thanks to Schiebel’s partnerships with the U.S. companies Brain Farm and Snaproll Media, both of which specialize in aerial photography, the Camcopter
Events
On Sepember 27, DARPA will hold a workshop to flesh out the US government's cyberwar strategy called “Plan X.” The one-day workshop consists of a general access session for government employees and contractors, along with a Secret-clearance and above closed session to draw a roadmap for
Lighter Than Air
From the Prelinger Archives, this Kinograms Newsreel shot at Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1928, shows the Graf Zeppelin reaching the United States after 93 hours of flight. The most successful zeppelin ever built, LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin flew more than a million miles on 590 flights, carrying over 34,000
Business
Altavian announced that it has received a five-year contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and support its unmanned aircraft used for surveys and inspections in Florida and Puerto Rico. The Army Corps’ Jacksonville District had a contract since October 2011 to use Altavian’s Nova
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. was awarded a $10,964,799 fixed-price-incentive contract for the modification of an existing contract to procure universal ground data terminals. Work will be performed in Poway, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid
Commercial
Federal officials say unmanned aircraft will not be patrolling downtown's skies and streets during this week's Republican National Convention. A Naples company planned to outfit small unmanned helicopters and ground vehicles with cameras and operate them on behalf of unnamed government agencies during the convention, according
Testing
India’s nationally developed, unmanned aerial target ‘Lakshya-1′ has been successfully test flown from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. Lakshya-1, fitted with an advanced digitally controlled engine, was test flown from the launch complex-2 of the ITR successfully, defence sources said. The test was carried out
Business
Unmanned aircraft are now considered potential tools in everything from border security to scientific research. Anticipation of this expanded role has boosted interest in makers of unmanned aircraft, such as Northrop Grumman and AeroVironment. Satellite companies, too, are hoping that the extensive bandwidth required to operate sophisticated unmanned aircraft will
Military
Members of Lockheed Martin Systems & Sensors team discussed the company’s 100-year history at a demonstration last week of the Desert Hawk at the company’s campus in Owego. The 1.7-million-square-foot Owego facility, which employs 2,700 people, currently works on several projects, including
Commercial
Neil Crosby's Marvyille-based firm, PhotoPlay Aerials, has begun using an unmanned aircraft for projects involving still photography and video shoots.The UAS has six spinning rotors mounted above two curved legs. The camera is mounted underneath, and the device has a flight range of 1,500 feet.
Business
Rheinmetall Airborne Systems, the joint venture of EADS and Rheinmetall in the field of unmanned aircraft systems, has developed a new “Tactical UAS” product family. The family is based on three aerial platforms with different characteristics and a joint payload concept for a multi-role capability. Based on experience gained
Events
This year's UAS Royal Aeronautical Socity's Annual Conference continues the tradition of getting the people that shape industry both in the UK and abroad together to share their thoughts, their perspectives and their visions for one of the world’s fastest growing industries – Unmanned Aircraft Systems.