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.
Research
Micro Air Vehicles are tiny, hovering bots that have been deployed for battlefield reconnaissance. But they’re still as limited as they are small. MAVs can’t really navigate urban environments or maintain a stable hover when the wind suddenly shifts. ”Get them among buildings or give them something to
Testing
Northrop Grumman just posted this two minute video review of recent flight test activities for US Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft at Edwards AFB, California. The two aircraft will be moved from Edwards to the US Navy’s test centre at NAS Patuxent River,
Commercial
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced yesterday that it has concluded the second phase of a landmark trial conducted in partnership with Murdoch University that aims to determine if unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are a cost-effective, capable alternative to manned assets for surveying marine mammals.
Control Stations
Raytheon Company has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology that will, for the first time, provide both military and civil air traffic controllers with the capability to avoid airborne hazards around unmanned aircraft systems, which costs the Pentagon millions in damaged aircraft. Under the Ground Based Sense and