Testing
Inspired by a US Air Force defence programme, SelectTech Geospatial proved that an innovative company could make a UAS quickly and with limited resources. SelectTech’s test flight also marked the first time a 3D-printed UAS took off and landed on its own gear. This side project succeeded without
Accidents
Iran claimed on Sunday that it had reverse-engineered the RQ-170 captured by its armed forces last year and has begun building a copy. General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the aerospace division of the Revolutionary Guards, related what he said were details of the aircraft's operational
Military
The Common Link Integration Processing (CLIP) system being developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation has received Milestone C acquisition approval from the US Air Force, leading to the fielding of this software package and providing aircrews with enhanced capabilities to communicate critical tactical information. CLIP software translates and formats messages and
Commercial
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students and professors have designed an unmanned aircraft that will help keep poachers from killing sharks and whales near Ecuador. The unmanned aircraft will be used to prevent poaching in the Pacific Ocean around the Galapagos Islands, an area rich in marine life. The goal is
VTOL
For the past year and a half, Curt Morgan and his adventure-seeking production house Brain Farm, have been working closely with the makers of the Cineflex cameras, an advanced set of 35mm digital cameras that are capable of capturing high image quality with the highest level of stability in
Business
L-3 Communications in New York has entered into an agreement to acquire the civil aircraft simulation and training business of Thales Training & Simulation Ltd., with facilities in the U.K., France, Germany, and Australia. Thales Training & Simulation--headquartered in Crawley, U.K., operates a training center in
Testing
The K-MAX cargo unmanned helicopter has impressed Marine Corps aviation leaders since the aircraft deployed to Afghanistan on Dec. 17, but the Marine Corps is not quite ready to give it the green light. One would expect that Afghanistan would be the ultimate test for a cargo helicopter considering
Testing
Shape look familiar? This historic video from the US National Archives shows the Northrop Flying Wing (N-1M) being tested over the Mojave Desert in 1941. Northrop's first flying "wing" in 1929 was very conservative and did have a small tail. All of Northrop’s designs
Training
Russell Peters is a junior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University , one of the top U.S. flight-training schools, who has no intention of taking to the skies. Standing next to a 3-foot-wide (91.4 centimeters) plane that searches for objects on the ground using artificial intelligence, he
Events
The Air Force Space Command Vice Commander discussed AF cyberspace operations during the opening session of the Space Foundation's Cyber 1.2 conference at The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs on Monday. Lt. General Michael Basla highlighted progress made in AF cyber operations over the past year, discussed war
Business
PC-Aero unveiled four new Electric Aircraft at the Aero 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany this week – including the new Elektra One Solar with added solar panels on the wings, and the Elektra Observer LT, the company’s first ever unmanned electric aircraft. The company also announced a new strategic partnership
Testing
This video shows versions of DARPA and Boston Dynamics robots climbing stairs, walking on a treadmill and doing pushups. A modified platform resembling these robots is expected to be used as government-funded equipment (GFE) for performers in Tracks B and C of the DARPA Robotics Challenge . The GFE Platform