Video
Random F-35 Shots
Taxiing, refuelling, takeoffs, landings, and aerial shots. Unedited B-Roll. Video by Senior Airman Jenna Bigham 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Source: YouTube
Editor
Technology
Heliceo Offers World First in Geomatics
The DroneBox is the most cost-effective solution on the market for aerial, terrestrial and aquatic surveying work.
Events
More Gold Sponsors for Drone World Expo
Drone World Expo has announced the addition of new sponsors for the 2016 event: Global Aerospace, a provider of aerospace insurance; MicaSense, which offers sensor technologies for unmanned aircraft systems/drones and cloud-based data processing, presentation, and analytics solutions, and Oceaneering, a global oilfield provider of engineered services and
Control Stations
Textron Debuts Synturian Ground Control Station Products
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced the launch of the newest member of its proven family of Ground Control Station (GCS) products, the Synturian family of products. Synturian is a family of multi-domain control and collaboration technologies that empower situational awareness and informed action. The Synturian family of products
C-UAS
Silent Archer Detects and Destroys
With counter-UAS (C-UAS) technology a quickly expanding market with an immediate requirement, SRC will be showcasing its Silent Archer C-UAS to the US Army at AUSA in Washington DC. The company is in the final development phase of the system and has used equipment from existing programmes
C-UAS
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Counter-UAS Technologies at Black Dart Exercise
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently took part in the annual U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Black Dart exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems (UAS).Managed by the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, Black Dart is the DOD’s largest live-fly, live-fire joint counter-UAS technology demonstration.
Research
Budgerigars Help Boeing Study into Collision Prevention
Research revealing birds avoid crashing into each other by veering right may help develop technology to stop mid-air plane collisions. The Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland teamed with Boeing Defence Australia for the first study of its kind, which used budgerigars.The Institute's Professor
Launchers
AeroVironment's New Remote-Controlled Multi-Pack Launcher
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced a Multi-Pack Launcher (MPL) for it’s Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System and it’s Blackwing tube-launched unmanned aircraft. The MPL can be employed in Forward Operating Bases and controlled from remote locations, such as bunkers and buildings, to protect system operators from
Drone Racing
Giant FPV Racing Drones in Australia
Can a 30kg battery-powered drone go from 0-100kph in less than a second? With a top speed of 200kph? And can it lift 300kg? The answer to these questions is yes, says Chris Ballard, ceo of Melbourne-based Freedom Drone Sports. His company has been developing giant racing
C-UAS
US Marine Corps Seeks Anti-Drone Solution
As the US Marine Corps incorporates unmanned aircraft systems into its operating strategy, planners are already anticipating a future threat from enemies armed with commercially available drones that can harass troops or gather surveillance unnoticed. During a presentation at the Modern Day Marine expo here Thursday, Marine Corps Forces Special
Drone with Insect-Inspired Folding Wings
When designing robots to help in the search for victims after a natural disaster, a number of features are important: robustness, long battery life and ease of transport. With this latest constraint in mind, a team from Floreano Lab, EPFL and NCCR Robotics will present their new drone with insect-
Business
Northrop Grumman Gets $49M US Navy Triton Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded $49,400,000 for fixed-price incentive (firm target) modification P00010 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-15-C-0002) for the procurement of long lead components, materials, parts, and associated efforts in support of the MQ-