The UAS imaging systems from Hood Technology will be utilized by the Iraqi Navy for monitoring oil platforms beyond the southern coast of the country. The Iraqi government plans to procure around a dozen UAS including Hood Technology’s imaging systems. Following this procurement, Iraqi forces can efficiently monitor the
When Cornell engineers developed a new type of robot hand that could pick up oddly shaped objects it presented a challenge: It was easy for a human operator to choose the best place to take hold of an object, but an autonomous robot, like the ones we may someday have
Events
The International Civil Aviation Organization will be holding the 12th Air Navigation Conference (AN-Conf/12) in Montréal, from 19 to 30 November 2012 with participation of its Member States and invited international organisations.The AN-Conf/12 will address the latest version of the Global Air Navigation Plan. This
Military
After a consultation to respond to an operational emergency, a tender has been won by INFOTRON and TOSA, and several systems have been ordered by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for the French Army. These systems provide advanced observation and detection capabilities for the Engineer Units, particularly in the
Testing
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 performing the first ever mid flight, unmanned helicopter external cargo hook ups, or "hot Hook Ups", with landing support team Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 5. Produced by Corporal Lisa M. Tourtelot, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Source: YouTube
Military
BCB/AAI SQ-4 RECON Nano UAS Unmanned Aircraft for “Over the Hill” Observation and Reconnaissance was on display at the Textron/AAI stand at NDIA Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2012 at Tampa Florida recently. Weighing in from just 198 grams, the SQ-4 RECON system offers a lightweight
Military
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract to provide training support to the British Army. The training support will include acquiring video using small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The video will be transmitted in real-time to soldiers' remote terminals, allowing them to be trained
Commercial
In 2008, the US Geological Survey (USGS) at the Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center recognized the potential for sUAS use in scientific monitoring and study. Of particular note was the need to enter active volcanoes to collect information without risking humans in helicopters. In the fall 2009 flight training at
Steve May is currently Manager of International Strategic Development for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in San Diego, California, USA. In this position, Mr May is responsible for promoting opportunities for the company’s full line of unmanned aircraft systems, tactical reconnaissance radars, and sensor systems to customers
Events
Since leaving the Royal Navy in 2006 after a 23-year career, Neil Hunter worked with Thales Aerospace in the UK, responsible for leading on all worldwide future UAS opportunities for nearly 2 years before joining Schiebel in Austria in September 2008. His last appointment in uniform took him into
Accidents
A delayed recovery caused a tethered aerostat radar system (TARS) to break away and crash during high winds Feb. 14 in Marfa, Texas, according to an accident investigation board report released by Air Combat Command May 29, 2012. The aerostat was assigned to and operated by ACC at the Marfa
Accidents
A Dutch artist has turned his dead cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, into a helicopter – dubbed the Orvillecopter. After the cat was killed by a car, and followed by a period of mourning, visual artist Bart Jansen had Orville stuffed before enlisting the help of radio