Testing
The US Navy made history July 30 after it conducted the Naval Air Station Patuxent River's initial flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D). The 36-minute flight -- the first for the tailless, strike-fighter-sized aircraft since it was transported to the
Lockheed Martin released the first official teaser image of its Sea Ghost jet-powered UAS. Along with previously disclosed designs from rivals Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics, the Sea Ghost will go head-to-head for a Navy contract to put fast, stealthy, missile- and bomb-armed UAS on
Global positioning system (GPS) technology is everywhere — and Cornell researchers have known for years that it can be hacked, or as they call it, “spoofed.” The best defence, they say, is to create countermeasures that unscrupulous GPS spoofers can not deceive. A Cornell University release reports that researchers led by
Commercial
A new method of mapping geothermal energy is taking flight in Montana - Dewhurst Group LLC, a geothermal exploration company with offices in Montana City, is developing sensors fixed aboard small unmanned helicopters to survey geothermal sources from the air. Project engineers led a demonstration Tuesday behind Montana State Hospital at
Commercial
Nearly 100 university students in 15 teams from around the world will be competing next week at UND to see who has the best unmanned aircraft.The challenge: design an unmanned aircraft that can fly undetected into a simulated enemy compound, and find and retrieve a small flash drive within
Training
Cadets participating in Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training aren't alone. Throughout the day, winged guardians watch over them, protecting them from harm. The guardians are Aerosonde Mark IV remotely piloted aircraft, operated by cadet pilots in the 557th Flying Training Squadron facility adjacent to the Academy Airfield. The
Military
British Royal Air Force personnel operated American UAS over Libya last year in support of the NATO mission there, the Ministry of Defence said last Thursday. While the American use of unmanned aircraft in Libya was previously known — a US Predator took part in the airstrike that hit a convoy
Military
Lockheed Martin has revealed a new concept aircraft it calls the Sea Ghost that it will propose for the US Navy's forthcoming unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft. The company says the design "leverages its experience with the RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
Commercial
Researchers at Texas State University's River Systems Institute have developed a UAS to survey wetlands, wildlife management areas and monitor the health of rivers, plants and animals. Painted yellow and red and nicknamed "Ronnie" after a fast food restaurant character, it's battery-powered and
Business
Pix4D has agreed on a CHF 2.4 million ($2.5M) investment from the Parrot Group to accelerate the development of its successful Mapping and Geographical Information System (GIS) software for UAS. With the fast technological advances in miniaturized autopilots and digital cameras, lightweight autonomous flying platforms are increasingly used
VTOL
Airstar International, a manufacturer of radio controlled unmanned aircraft system (UAS) helicopters, announced that it will unveil a new line of cutting-edge helicopters at the upcoming International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Exposition from September 29 - October 3 in San Diego. The new line was made possible in
Business
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rekindled a maritime vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) concept demonstration to inform a possible follow-on acquisition programme for a shipborne UAS to operate from Royal Navy (RN) surface ships. Known as the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System