Events
The International Micro Air Vehicle Conference (IMAV 2011) which was held in the Netherlands last week, also featured a series of indoor and outdoor competitions. Winner of the KLPD user trophy (Best operational MAV) was the Akaflieg Team from the Academic flight club Bremen, Germany. Full results are available here.
Military
Armenia built unmanned aircraft featured in the military parade marking 20th anniversary of Armenia's independence, that took place in Republic Square in the capital Yerevan. The local newspaper, News.am , proudly proclaimed that the tactical and technical qualities of these machines "equal foreign designs"... Source: youTube
Accidents
Two NATO unmanned aircraft have crashed in eastern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, ISAF's Regional Command-East confirmed in a statement this morning. "Two unmanned aircraft crashed in the Pul-E-Alam District of Logar Province and the Behsud District of Nangarhar Province because of mechanical
Events
The Aviation Expo China 2011, being held in Beijing from September21-24, opened yesterday. The advanced domestic unmanned helicopter, codenamed Z-5, is on display in the exhibition hall. It will be the first time that the helicopter has been seen by the public at large, who will have access
Military
In this video, which was just published on YouTube by Defense Media Network, Mansik Johng, A-160 Advance Design Manager at The Boeing Company, presents the outstanding features and capabilities of the unmanned helicopter. The video was shot at the AUSA Winter Symposium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 23-25,
Commercial
The US Geological Survey has just released this video of its Raven flights to monitor river bank erosion on the Lower Brule reservation on the bank of the Missouri River that we reported in August.The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (LBST) Environmental Protection Office asked the USGS for assistance in
Events
Elbit Sisteme Romania will present an array of its advanced next-generation solutions and systems at EXPOMIL 2011, which takes place in Bucharest Romania, 22-25 September. The Company’s exhibition booth will be the venue for a full spectrum of advanced systems demonstrating leadership in all of its business
Military
India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticised the nation's Air Force for failing to keep two Israeli-supplied aerostat-based radars in operational condition. The equipment was acquired for a combined total of 676 million Indian Rupees ($14 million). One of the systems was damaged
Military
The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret unmanned aircraft bases for counter-terrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign to attack al-Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen. One of the installations is being established in Ethiopia,
Training
Pilots of remotely piloted aircraft will become more prevalent in the Air Force than pilots of manned aircraft, the commander of the service’s Air Education and Training Command said on Monday. That doesn’t mean the traditional pilot is going away, though, General Edward Rice told reporters at the
Military
According to an executive at Turkish Aerospace Industries, the new Egyptian government is interested in buying unmanned aircraft made in Turkey. Some Middle East countries prefer Turkey rather than Israel or the US, defence experts say. Egypt is interested in buying the Anka UAS from Turkish Aerospace Industries. Egyptian and
The third workshop in a five-part series of European Commission (EC) UAS Panel Workshops run jointly by the European Commission's DG Mobility & Transport (MOVE) and DG Enterprise (ENTR) on the topic of insertion of UAS into European controlled airspace, will take place at Eurocontrol headquarters, 96