Military
India's defence ministry is accelerating the selection process to acquire two types of micro and mini unmanned air systems for use by its army's northern command along the nation's border with Pakistan. Twenty systems of each type will be purchased under an urgent operational
Events
This the entry from icarusLabs, a team of 10 MIT engineers with specialities in aerospace, control systems and artificial intelligence. Called Stingray, it is a hybrid aircraft with VTOL cpabilities. It has a weight of 9.9 lbs (4.5 kg), a wingspan of 72 inches (1.83 m), an
Data Links & Communications
The US Air Force and US Army agreed on new safety procedures to help prevent another collision between army UAS and Air Force planes. The Army and Air Force have long argued about such restrictions (about where, and when, army UAS could fly), but the August 15 collision between an
Data Links & Communications
Keeping control and data links with UAS in contested airspace remains a tough problem — and one that needs solving before the US Air Force can develop a next-generation Reaper, the service’s intelligence chief said October 28 at the C4ISR Conference, Arlington, Virginia.Lieutenant-General. Larry James said that
Accidents
An unmanned aircraft once hailed by police as the future of crime-fighting has been declared 'lost at sea' after crashing in to the River Mersey. And police chiefs have decided to abandon the use of the technology - as they can no longer afford to replace it. The
VTOL
Just ahead of its first deployment to Afghanistan next month, Kaman posted this promo of their K-Max Unmanned Aircraft System, which they now call an "Unmanned Aerial Truck". K-MAX will be the Navy’s first-ever cargo unmanned aircraft system to deploy in an operational environment.
Commercial
Crop physiologist Larry Purcell is employing unmanned aerial reconnaissance to study 1,200 research plots for traits that may help the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture develop drought-tolerant soybean varieties.Purcell, holder of the Altheimer Chair for Soybean Research, and Vaughn Skinner, director of the Arkansas Agricutural
Military
Bowing under economical burden the German Government plans deep cuts in defence spending, dramatically reducing planned procurement of main weapon systems and platforms.Among the planned cuts recommended by German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere is the reduction of the number of unmanned aircraft systems from 22 to 16 (the
Commercial
The Homeland Security Department plans to fly sensor-mounted unmanned aircraft along a greater expanse of the 5,500-mile border with Canada to spot illegal activity, DHS officials told members of Congress last Friday.Along the rugged northern border, remotely controlled planes are better than ground patrols or piloted
Commercial
South Africa's Denel has developed a range of products and services to combat the scourge of piracy along the African coastline. The South African Cabinet, in April, approved a comprehensive strategy to address piracy in SADC waters and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu,
Military
The US Air Force has been secretly flying Reaper aircraft on counter-terrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a rapidly expanding US-led proxy war against an al-Qaeda affiliate in East Africa, US.military officials said. The Air Force has invested millions
Commercial
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Qube , and in doing so, created a new category, the Public Safety Small UAS, for applications such as law enforcement and first response. Small enough to fit easily in the trunk of a car, the Qube system can be unpacked, assembled and ready for flight