Control Stations
UAV Factory has announced its second generation of portable ground control station for unmanned aircraft. UAV Factory's off-the-shelf portable Ground Control Station (GCS) is a flexible and universal solution for controlling unmanned vehicles and payloads. By using a unique, modular electronics compartment (MEC) which is reconfigurable
Military
AeroVironment just released this video of the Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) - a small, portable, reliable, and rugged unmanned aerial platform designed for front-line day/night reconnaissance and surveillance. Wasp is the result of a multi-year joint development effort between AV and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Business
Lockheed Martin announced the acquisition of Procerus Technologies, a company specialising in autopilot and other avionics for micro unmanned aerial systems. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but are not material to Lockheed Martin's results. "This acquisition is consistent with our focus on acquiring capabilities
According to Iranian state radio, a local firm, seeking to capitalize on the frenzy that followed the crash of the RQ-170 — is now producing miniaturized toy versions of the craft. Most of the toys, which come in several colours and are made of Iranian plastic, have already been snapped
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) experts in the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Virginia, have awarded their third industry contract for a programme that seeks to develop technologies to help detect enemy submarines in shallow coastal waters and harbours without using traditional acoustic submarine-hunting technologies like
Business
Israel's defence ministry has blocked a contract to sell Aeronautics Defense Systems Dominator XP unmanned air systems to Abu Dhabi, after reviewing the contents of the deal. Aeronautics declined to comment on the ministry's decision, while the defence ministry said it would not comment on the
Military
The US Navy has done the maths and realised that it needs unmanned combat aircraft (UCAS, or Unmanned Combat Air System) on their carriers as soon as possible. The current plan is to get these aircraft into service six years from now. But there is an effort to get the
Commercial
The Miami-Dade Police Department finally stands ready to launch their two Honeywell T-Hawk micro air vehicles, or MAVs, the next time a shooting standoff or hostage situation could use a bird's eye boost, more than two years after acquiring the equipment. "It has no weapons,
Testing
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the Fulmar for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European Union member states.Fulmar is a wholly Spanish project that is a global solution that uses the Maritime Surveillance Systems
Electronic Sub-Systems
Ampex Data Systems Corporation has announced the release of its ruggedized ultra compact airborne recorder, the TuffServ 40 (TS 40). The TS 40 is the smallest, lightest and most power-frugal member of the TuffServ family. At just 1.8″ H x 3.5″ W x 6.25″ D and
The Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association said in a January 10 statement that the proposal for a restricted airspace set aside for unmanned aircraft systems south of Devils Lake near Grand Forks “raises more questions than it answers, undermines safety, and would set a dangerous precedent in creating additional restricted
Military
Next Media Animation prepared this clip to demonstrate ultra-powerful Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System, or ARGUS that is being fitted on three Boeing A160 Hummingbirds being deployed to Afghanistan this spring. Just how powerful is ARGUS? The1.8 gigapixel camera package, consisting of 92 five-megapixel