Military
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operatives know they're being watched in Yemen by U.S. intelligence and are taking specific steps to stay alive. Those steps, outlined in the electronic brochure "Expectations Full," include, "not traveling outside the base, speaking in a low
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Brican Flight Systems Inc. is set to reveal the TD100 series of advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems at the Ontario Centres of Excellence's Discovery 2012 conference held May 14 and 15 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. "Our mission is to deliver superior quality digital information, providing scientists
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has achieved the first unmanned aircraft systems milestone contained in the 2012 FAA reauthorization – streamlining the process for public agencies to safely fly UAS in the nation’s airspace. Federal, state and local government entities must obtain a FAA Certificate of Waiver or Authorization
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The US Government is conducting market research for the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Product Office (SUAS PdO), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama to identify and determine potential sources to support the SUAS PdO and its customers for acquisition of systems and parts. The Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office is seeking
Satellite specialist Newtec's IP traffic enhancement and shaping technology Cross-Layer-Optimization has been implemented in the flagship EURO HAWK which detects and collects information. The Newtec technology is required in order to secure the downlink via satellite. EURO HAWK is a joint programme between Cassidian, an EADS
Nano drones that an infantryman can pull out of his pocket; helicopters piloted by robots who extract wounded soldiers from the battlefield; micro satellites on demand; large spy balloons in the upper reaches of the stratosphere; virtual training with a helmet from your office; algorithms that resolve pilots’ ethical dilemmas
Commercial
Nicholls State University in Thibodaux is testing a new kind of eye in the sky to track coastal erosion and the health of Louisiana’s barrier islands more closely. The islands are an important habitant for migratory birds and a frontline protection against hurricanes, but the islands have undergone heavy
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. received a $141.8 million contract for services in support of U.S. Army Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems, the Pentagon announced on May 10. The award is structured as a cost plus incentive fee contract. The U.S. Army Contracting Command of Redstone Arsenal,
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The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville.The QF-16 took off at 3:05 p.m. Eastern time and climbed to an altitude of 41,
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US Navy engineers demonstrated the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of a ship-based UAS for senior Coast Guard, Navy and Congressional stakeholders in an exercise on the Potomac River. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) personnel launched the ScanEagle UAS on simulated search and seizure missions, successfully
UK research to develop smart machines that think for themselves will receive a £16 million boost thanks to a major partnership between the government and industry. This research includes safe ways of monitoring in dangerous environments such as deep-sea installations and nuclear power plants, 'nursebots' that assist
This video shows details of preparations of B-2 Stealth Bombers for flight, taxiing, and taking off during the Red Flag 12-3 Exercise at Nellis AFB, NV. The video was shot by Airman 1st Class Aaron Hauser 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs,the 509 BW from Whiteman AFB,