Rockwell Collins, in collaboration with The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Lab (OPL), successfully controlled an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) using its end-to-end UAS integrated avionics solution. The test flight was a key milestone toward the successful operation of UAS beyond an operator’s visual line of
Commercial
ABS Group, a provider of technical inspection and verification services to the global power and wind energy industries, has signed an agreement with DroneView Technologies to deliver joint aerial wind turbine and equipment inspections utilizing sophisticated drone technology as a cost-effective solution.As an advanced technology, drones provide a
Video
Eurofighter Typhoon Flight Demonstration at Farnborough Airshow 2016 (Wednesday) on a rainy day. The camera got soaked and the touch screen was not working well... Source: YouTube
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Saab JAS 39 Gripen Flight Demonstration - Trade Day Wednesday Farnborough Airshow 2016. The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: "griffin") is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. It was designed to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the
Transport
A new Chinese unmanned helicopter might be the industry's first critical step to a functional aerial logistic platform in the near future. This unmanned helicopter, produced by Ziyan UAV excelled its counterparts by its outstanding performance in load-bearing, safety and speed. Industrial Unmanned Helicopters vs. Consumer Drones
Regulations
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and the NLR-Netherlands Aerospace Centre announced at the Farnborough Air Show that they have executed an agreement to support expanded operational approval for GA-ASI RPA to fly in non-segregated European airspace.“NLR’s tremendous airspace and air traffic control modelling
Airbus Group SE and Local Motors Inc. announced during a ceremony held at the Farnborough International Airshow the winners of the “Airbus Cargo Drone Challenge ”, a co-creation competition for the next generation of commercial drones, which both companies launched in April. The five winners were respectively: Alexey Medvedev from
Business
PARC, a Xerox company, announced it has received funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under its ICARUS program. The ICARUS program (for Inbound, Controlled, Air‐Releasable, Unrecoverable Systems) seeks to develop a prototype air vehicle capable of autonomously delivering small payloads to targeted locations, and then vanishing
Military
Raytheon is planning ship-based swarm testing of its Coyote unmanned air vehicle in the coming weeks, under a research programme funded by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR). Under the ONR’s Locust programme, 30 Coyotes demonstrated a swarm flight during a June test. This will be replicated
Business
Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS), a newly formed business division of Cubic Corporation has announced a three-year extension award of $1.4 million from UAV Tactical Systems Ltd. (U-TacS) to provide additional Tactical Common Data Links (TCDL) for U.K. Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System
Events
We wanted to find out more about the team behind Drone World Expo – what makes them tick, what motivates them and what are the secrets behind the success of the event. We interviewed Advisory Board member Mark L. Bathrick who directs a nationwide aviation services business for the U.S
Military
The U.S. Army is developing a Version 6 update of the Boeing AH-64E Apache that by 2018 will enhance its fire-control radar, expand its ability to communicate with unmanned aircraft and soldiers on the ground, and increase onboard processing speeds. The work was underway as the service