Propulsion
The UAV provider's market is growing continually. Especially civilian applications are increasing rapidly. UAVs' development times are consequently diminishing. Suppliers must react flexibly to this development. 3W International now creates complete solutions for customers or supports them during development. 'The AUVSI 2015 event in Atlanta has
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This Temora-based jet is one of the fighters that the Royal Australian Air Force used during the 1950s. The CAC Sabre, sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CA-27, is an Australian variant of the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre fighter aircraft. The F-86F was redesigned
Commercial
In a portion of Manitoba, Canada, so remote you have to fly in by helicopter, a research team led by the University of North Dakota and the American Museum of Natural History spent the summer in the polar bear capital of the world deploying the latest tool – Unmanned Aerial Systems
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. was awarded a $14,787,475 modification (P00112) to contract W58RGZ-12-C-0075 for the Gray Eagle performance-based logistics support for the Block 1 programme. Work will be performed in Poway, California, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 23, 2015. Fiscal 2015
Business
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded $9,466,578 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 0050 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0008) for upgrades and modifications in support of previously procured ScanEagle unmanned air systems. In addition, this order includes these services: site activation/
Events
Drone World Expo will open with an insightful and informative conversation from leaders from NASA, Google, and the Federal Aviation Administration who will provide an update on the vision for safety enabling low-altitude UAS operations for commercial markets. The keynote will be held on Tuesday, November 17 at the
Commercial
The Small UAV Coalition, which is pressing for relaxed regulations for the use of commercial UAVs, hired its first outside lobbyist this week. The trade group, which counts members such as Google X and Amazon Prime Air, brought on lobbyist Robert Epplin, who recently started his own firm after splitting
Business
Aeronautics Defense Systems' Dominator XP unmanned air vehicle has completed a successful first series of flights in Mexico. Based on Diamond Aircraft's DA42 general aviation aircraft, the medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance system was sold to the Mexican government via local marketing company Balam Security. Speaking on
Commercial
Denver International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are partnering to raise awareness about safe unmanned aircraft operations. The agencies teamed up on a Public Service Announcement that will run on the video towers in the airport’s main terminal. The PSA uses the “No Drone Zone” slogan to
Business
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded $15,180,214 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 0030 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0008) for hardware and technical data for the Scan Eagle for the government of Pakistan under the Foreign Military Sales programme. Work will
Propulsion
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $1,525,000 to a University of Minnesota team led by Prof. Nikos Papanikolopoulos to develop the world's smallest solar-powered unmanned air vehicle (UAV) capable of multi-day flight. Equipped with environmental sensors, the solar powered UAV will
Law Enforcement
Small unmanned drones are now part of the tools used by the prison service to battle the practice of throwing drugs and contraband over the perimeter fence of HMP Northward, and it appears likely that they will also be used in the near future by the RCIPS, especially to help