Textron Defense Systems announced that its BattleHawk Squad-Level Loitering Munition completed a successful demonstration for the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center in Socorro, N.M. Amid the rugged terrain of south-central New Mexico, the range offered an
National Associations
On 23 & 24 May 2012, the kick-off meeting of the new EUROCAE Working Group 93 on Light RPAS took place at EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was attended by 56 regulatory and industry representatives, as well as representative from the European Commission Directorate General Enterprise &
Events
On the first day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Dag Paulsen, of ProxDynamics, Norway will present his paper entitled "Nano RPAS: A New Reality". ABSTRACT Nano systems are about to become a new reality. These extremely small and light systems
A disagreement between Israel Aerospace Industries and the Israeli Air Force over the cause of a Heron TP ("Eitan") unmanned aircraft crash on 29 January has resulted in the type remaining grounded. A joint investigation into the incident will be completed soon, and a senior IAI source says
Commercial
University of Granada researchers have developed a 3D imaging system that scans 3D models of historical buildings using data obtained from an unmanned aircraft. This is the first 3D imaging system to combine the use of UAS, image-based 3D modeling technologies, and virtual representation of models to produce a
Military
NATO is preparing to acquire five unmanned aircraft. With the support of resources on the ground they will allow the Alliance to develop its own ground defence capability.This video clip includes sound bites from Lars Nesse, NAGSMA Technical Requirements Manager and Scott Hulett, NAGSMA Technical Manager Source: YouTube
Business
Australia's Orbital has announced that it has been contracted to supply heavy fuel engines for use in AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems' (AAI) Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS). AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems recently won significant military contracts from the U.S. Navy and Special Operations Command to
Data Links & Communications
AeroVironment is to employ its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to demonstrate aerial communications capabilities for the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC is examining the ability to re-establish communications rapidly using aerial platform technology following a natural or man-made disaster that renders existing communications networks unusable
Accidents
Since the crash “we’ve kind of been in a strategic pause”
Business
University Multispectral Laboratories (UML), a not-for-profit research, development, test, evaluation and training (RDT&E) institution serving a growing number of government agencies and military commands, announced that it has entered into a business collaboration agreement with Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC), Inc. to pursue joint scientific and
Business
Stark Aerospace has established a new subsidiary, Stark Flight Services, to provide Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services and focused operational support. The new subsidiary will absorb Stark Aerospace's flight operations team, which has flown the Heron I Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in support of U.S. Government
Events
On the second day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Rick Prosek, Manager of the Federal Aviation Administration's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, USA, will give an update on the FAA’s programme of UAS Integration into the National Airspace System