Events
The first session of the conference was dedicated to International Regulatory Activities, with presentations from ICAO, JARUS, Eurocontrol, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Civil Aviation Authority, UK, and Federal Aviation Administration USA. To the surprise of some and to the delight of many, they all sounded as if they
Military
The CIA is expected to begin operating armed unmanned aircraft over Yemen, expanding the hunt for al-Qaeda operatives in a country where counter-terrorism efforts have been disrupted by political chaos, U.S. officials said. The plan to move CIA-operated Predator and other unmanned aircraft into the region
Testing
Elbit Systems announced that it has completed a series of successful tests of its Skylark I LE mini/man-pack UAS using the Dominator hardware to control and operate the UAS. During the tests, the Skylark was operated by a new cutting edge lightweight Forward Ground Control Station (FGCS) which
Commercial
UAS operator Gene Robinson was back in action again recently helping police in a search in once hidden areas for a missing Indiana University student. "It is a little bit more sophisticated than your typical radio-controlled aircraft," said Gene Robinson. In the ten minutes the drone was
Electronic Sub-Systems
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems integrators at the BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support (EI&S) business unit in Arlington, Va., are developing an airborne processing and sensor system able to detect and track 20,000 or more infantry soldiers and combat vehicles over a wide area under
Electronic Sub-Systems
Controp has added a new product which was recently developed : the new M-STAMP – a multi sensor electro-optical / infrared payload for small UAS. Due to the fact that SUAS manufacturers are now developing small UAS platforms that can stay airborne for longer – even 5 or 6 hours – there was
National Associations
On Thursday June 9, 2011, the first meeting of the NVvL network for unmanned aviation was held. Nearly 70 individuals from the sector participated in the meeting, representing more than 40 companies and organizations. This network in the field of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) was founded with the aim of
Commercial
The growing interest in unmanned aircraft systems for use by Indian police and law enforcement agencies is bringing the Home Ministry to evaluate some of the technologies available for paramilitary use. Indian police forces are expressing interest in deploying mini and micro UAS for years, and some have embarked on
Business
The Pentagon is processing a record backlog of $327 billion in arms exports and is speeding up the clearance process to meet the rising demand for UAS, said Vice Admiral Bill Landay, head of the agency responsible for weapons exports. To meet a growing demand for U.S.-made unmanned
Commercial
Maynard Hill, a designer of model airplanes who secured a spot in aviation history in 2003 when one of his creations flew 1,882 miles across the Atlantic Ocean on less than a gallon of fuel, died June 7 of prostate cancer at his home in Silver Spring, Md. He
Events
The 13th annual UAS Conference gets underway tomorrow in Paris at 2pm. First item on the agenda is a presentation of UVS International and its Board of Directors, an explanation of the Global Access Initiative, the activities deployed over the last 12 months, the objectives of the UAS 2011 conference
Testing
Our Japanese isn’t that fluent, but we gather that the machine has been developed by technology research section of Japanese Self Defence Forces and that its Maximum Speed is about 40mph. It took a year and a half to develop, and it can be used for indoor/outdoor search