Testing
The US Marine Corps is taking the use of unmanned air systems to the next level, deploying pilotless cargo helicopters to Afghanistan to test their ability to supply troops in the field without trucks facing the risk of deadly IEDs.The six-month demonstration of the feasibility of a cargo
Research
Dr. Jayant Sirohi has focused his research on determining the most effective and efficient way to build tiny unmanned aircraft that can fly off and complete missions on its own. For the past two years, Sirohi has been developing, building and testing prototypes to find the most efficient design for
Data Links & Communications
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman‘s technical services business a $91,218,878 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.The company will reset MQ-5B Hunter unmanned aircraft systems with tactical common data links and interoperability engineering. Work will be performed in Sierra Vista, Arizona, with an estimated
Military
Insitu, Inc., is being awarded a $7,574,845 firm-fixed-price contract for major end items and parts to be used in the Scan Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System. The Scan Eagle UAS is used for reconnaissance, convoy escort, direct action overflights, and other missions in operational theaters. Work will
Events
R-Pod-1 - School of Business and Engineering Vaud - First Prize The UAV-g 2011 Conference was a gathering at ETH Zurich and at Birrfeld Airfield of 220 scientists, users, delegates of government authorities and manufacturers coming from over 30 different countries. At the conference the current research on UAS
Military
The Israel Air Force has this week marked 40 years since the establishment of its first Unmanned Aircraft Systems Squadron 200, at the IAF base in Palmachim. To mark the occasion, a ceremony was held in the presence of current and veteran squadron members, including IAF Commander Major General Ido
Testing
Finmeccanica announced that the final demonstration of the SMAT F1 project (advanced land monitoring system, phase 1) was conducted successfully on Friday 30 September with aircraft flying over Levaldigi (CN), Benevagienna (CN) and Turin. The project simulated a joint land-monitoring mission for civil purposes, based on three unmanned systems
Testing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced its successful participation in the recent US Navy Experiment Trident Warrior 2011 (TW11) off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Employing ships, aircraft, and land vehicles, TW11 is the Navy’s primary FORCEnet Sea Trial experiment series designed to evaluate emerging technologies and
Military
The British Army's Watchkeeper programme has made sufficient recent progress to escape inclusion on the UK Ministry of Defence's new Projects of Concern list, defence secretary Dr Liam Fox has confirmed.Aiming to deliver a fleet of WK450 air vehicles and associated equipment for tactical intelligence,
Commercial
Japan's Defence Ministry plans to acquire unmanned aircraft and robots in a bid to step up the Self- Defense Forces' capabilities to cope with nuclear disasters.Unmanned aircraft and robots played a key role in responding to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant,
Military
ThalesRaytheonSystems has announced that the US Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. The company has already delivered more than 220 radars to customers worldwide and is working with several allied nations to leverage the current production to meet their sensing requirements. The AN/
Testing
The Chinese Xianglong ‘Soaring Dragon’ was recently seen at Chengdu seemingly prepared for a first test flight. The Soaring Dragon uses an innovative ‘joined wing’ design, employing a conventional swept wing joined with a forward swept wing. A model depicting this configuration was shown at the Zuhai China Airshow 2006.