Electronic Sub-Systems
MTC Industries and Research Carmiel Ltd. will introduce its Redundant Electro-Mechanical Rotary Servo Actuator (ERSA) for UAS at the Singapore Airshow, February 14-19 at the Changi Exhibition Centre. ERSA’s unique fail-safe system significantly reduces the incidence of UAS flight control failures. The company will also showcase
As expected, a bill to speed the switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open US skies to unmanned aircraft flights within four years, received final congressional approval on Monday. The bill passed the Senate 75-20, despite labour opposition to a
Testing
Predator C Avenger - Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the successful flight of a second multi-mission jet-powered Predator C Avenger aircraft. “The first flight of our second Avenger aircraft is a significant achievement as it refines the first prototype design to an operational
VTOL
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are pointing their high-speed video cameras at the wings of butterflies to help design the next generation of flying robots. By figuring out how butterflies flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility, the researchers hope to help small airborne robots mimic these manoeuvres.
Photo3S High Resolution Camera Aeryon Labs has introduced a full line of integrated imaging payloads for the Aeryon Scout which are hot-swappable for specialised applications and offer the same high performance capabilities. Combined with the Aeryon Scout's automated control system, active 3-axis payload stabilization ensures that
Commercial
AR.Drone posted this video of the Grand Finale of its first Annual Competition to find the best pilot in the world. After being selected through an online competition, the 15 finalists representing 9 nationalities finally arrived to Las Vegas on January 9th. The finalists received an AR.Drone bag
Testing
Fire Scout Over Frigate McInerney - Photo:MC2 Alan Gragg, US NavyReservists are at the controls of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the aircraft’s deployment to Western Africa. As part of an effort to determine manning for the unmanned aircraft, reserve officers will fly Fire Scout and
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz answer questions about the Air Force's Force Structure overview during a February 3rd news briefing at the Pentagon. The Air Force’s Guard and Reserve components will take a big hit in terms of personnel if
After five years, and 23 extensions, Congress is finally poised to put an FAA bill on the President’s desk for his signature. The US House of Representatives passed a compromise FAA bill including UAS provisions, in which it tasked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with coming up with a
Accidents
Witnesses say that an unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed into a refugee camp in the Somali capital of Mogadishu last week. Refugees and soldiers in Mogadishu’s Badbado camp say they watched the aircraft crash on Friday into a hut made of sticks, corrugated cans and plastic bags. Sacdiyo Sheikh Madar,
National Associations
At the association’s General Assembly, which took place in Paris, France on 18 January 2012, a new Board of Directors was unanimously voted into office. The mandate of a member of the Board of Directors has a duration of 2 years. The Board of Directors Executive Committee consists of:
Military
RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40 Photo: Northrop Grumman The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed on Friday to acquire its first fleet of unarmed unmanned aircraft under a long-sought deal that defence officials said would help fill a gap in alliance surveillance capabilities exposed by last year's