The official announcement of the creation of the EC UAS Panel and its objectives was made by Daniel Calleja in the GIFAS International chalet at the Paris Air Show on 23 June 2011. During this event, Peter van Blyenburgh (UVS International) gave a short overview of the objectives of the
Military
The Global Hawk will finally replace the long-serving U-2 spy plane in 2015. "No U-2s in the Air Force in fiscal year '15," said Lt. Col. Rick Thomas, the Air Force's Global Hawk functional manager, at the National Press Club on August
Military
The line between operators of mini UAS in the Israeli Defence Forces has become further blurred, with the nation's air force having decided to increase the "in-house" use of such equipment. Until recently the line was clear: the Israeli ground forces operated mini UAS, while
Training
The University of North Dakota and L-3 Simulation & Training (L-3 Link), together with state and federal dignitaries, dedicated the UND/L-3 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Center at Grand Forks Air Force Base on Wednesday this week. The training facility is made possible in large part by
Research
Sony's Face to Avatar system, premiering at the SIGGRAPH interactive technology conference this week in Vancouver, combines UAS and telepresence technology to create the first real-world drone avatar. Unlike the stationary video conferencing enabled by smart-phones or webcams, the Face to Avatar blimp moves, a change
Events
Lutch (“Ray”), Russia's first unmanned aircraft designed to carry out air strikes, will be shown at the Moscow air show next week. Manufacturer Vega will show a full-scale mock-up of the Lutch medium-range UAS at the MAKS Aviasalon 2011. Lutch is designed for optical reconnaissance,
Electronic Sub-Systems
Rafael has adopted a new strategy to increase its activities in the unmanned aircraft systems sector, and is offering operators platform upgrades using its payloads and other systems. The Israel-based defence development firm abandoned efforts to get into the UAS business as a platform developer, and has previously signed
Business
Boeing and Siemens have announced a strategic alliance for the joint development and marketing of "smart grid" technologies to improve energy access and security for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the largest energy consumer in the federal government. The collaboration centers on providing U.S. military
Testing
DARPA’s second flight test of the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 is scheduled to launch today. The flight window is between 7:00am – 1:00 pm PDT from Vandenberg Air Forc Base, California, aboard an Air Force Minotaur IV rocket. “Assumptions about Mach 20 hypersonic flight were made from
Military
IAI Malat is unveiling the Ghost, a new vertical take-off and landing miniature unmanned aircraft currently undergoing test flights, and which is expected to be ready for marketing soon. The Ghost is 145 cm long (4.76 ft) and designed specifically to support special operations units and company level
Business
AreoHawk is a miniature UAV optimised for acquiring data for processing in photogrammetry software and general purpose imaging. It was developed by Hawkeye UAV, which is headed by two former NZ Army officers, one of whom was head of the Army's unmanned aircraft programme. The other was until
Control Stations
The latest generation MRS-2000LTM is an all digital, ruggedized, transportable video receiving system for precise situational awareness picture build up of the battlefield, providing an “beyond-the next-hill” view of the enemy at standoff range, avoiding danger of exposure and revealing intentions. By bringing mission critical information to