Events
‘UAV Systems Development - Challenges for ISTAR Support’ is the title of a briefing to be given by Cranfield University’s Professor Ian Poll. Cranfield Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of the university, has a growing capability in the field of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), with a proven track record in
Propulsion
Erik Lindbergh, founder of LEAP, announced the winner of the Lindbergh Prize for Electric Aircraft at the World Electric Aircraft Symposium at EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. PC-Aero is the winner for its integration of Solar World’s solar technology into its ELEKTRA ONE aircraft and the supporting hangar.
Military
RSK MiG will work together with Sukhoi on a future unmanned combat aircraft, using experience gained on its Skat programme. The Skat design was demonstrated to a small group of Russian media at the MAKS air show in Moscow in 2007, and until recently was thought to have been shelved.
Military
The Israeli army has stepped up its military activities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region and is planning to station a number of unmanned aircraft in the area in northern Iraq in cooperation with the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Four of the aircraft will be stationed at the Khalidiyah airbase
Business
Simlat Ltd. has announced the establishment of a partnership with General Dynamics Information Technology, an IT and training service provider. Through the partnership, Simlat will offer its UAS training & simulation systems, which support various platforms and payloads and have been implemented in more than 20 countries across the globe.
Military
The first Italian Predator has completed a 12-hour surveillance flight over Libya after taking off from an air base in Foggia, southern Italy. The Predator B took off from the Amendola air base in the Puglia region Wednesday and carried out its surveillance mission, crossing the Strait of Sicily
Testing
Northrop Grumman Corp. Aerospace Systems sector in San Diego is joining the U.S. Air Force Sand Dragon UAV programme to defeat improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other roadside bombs. Northrop Grumman won a $26.2 million contract Friday for the Air Force Sand Dragon B programme to develop and
Military
The US Navy has confirmed plans to retire the special mission versions of the Lockheed P-3 by 2020, and replace them with an all-unmanned fleet. In written responses to the Senate Armed Services Committee late last month, incoming chief of naval operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert said the navy&
Accidents
Engineers and scientists monitoring the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, which was designed to fly at 20 times the speed of sound, lost contact with the vehicle midway through a scheduled 30-minute flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Source: LA Times
Propulsion
Lockheed Martin's Intelligent Robotics Laboratories has spent the last five years developing an unmanned craft to replicate the motion of maple tree seeds, whirring softly to the ground like silent one-winged helicopters. The device, called the Samarai, is scheduled to make its public debut next week at
Events
Russia's leading unmanned aircraft developer, Vega, will unveil its latest model at the MAKS-2011 air show. Company spokesman Alexei Nedelin said that the new aircraft, named Luch* after the design bureau that developed the bulk of the technology, can be armed with up to 170 kg of
Military
A simple solution to a difficult problem resulted in dramatically enhancing the ability of the RQ-4B Global Hawk to deploy anywhere in the world. Because this particular aircraft requires a specialized tow bar to be moved on the ground, it is pre-programmed with a list of airfields possessing