Military
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a formal request for information (RFI) on 31 May, inviting manufacturers to submit information on what the Air Force calls a 'Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability.' Though the word 'hypersonic' appears nowhere in the RFI, 'prompt global strike&
Events
One of the biggest highlights at the forthcoming UAS 2011 Conference being held in Paris next week will be the session billed as the ‘EC UAS Panel & The European Commission’s Initiative Regarding the Development of a Strategy for the Future of UAS in the European Union.’ The presentation
Military
U.S. Marines and soldiers with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 travelled to Buzau, Romania recently to provide the Romanian army a familiarisation course to display the capabilities of the Raven-B, unmanned aircraft. This familiarisation course was presented over five days and was split between classroom lectures and practical
Events
Five of the nearly 1,500 graduates from the University of North Dakota at a recent cermony were the first graduates in the nation with degrees in Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations. “It’s truly the first and only kind of its major program in the country at this point,” said
Military
Rheinmetall is proposing the Heron TP (TP = turboprop) in response to the Bundeswehr’s requirement for a follow-on solution for the Heron 1 reconnaissance system, to start in 2013. An advanced version of the Heron 1, the Heron TP is ready to go into operation immediately. With a wingspan
Commercial
UAV Factory LTD is extending its reach towards research and educational users. The company is actively collaborating with research agencies and universities worldwide and has compiled a specialized documentation package for its Penguin B UAV airframes to meet the special needs of these customers. This specialized package includes a CAD
Events
The speaker line-up for this year’s UAS Conference in Paris on June 14-16, organised by B&C for UVS International, is now complete. In all there will be 58 presentations addressing all aspects of UAS (all sizes & classes), including standards, certification & ATM. UAS 2011
Military
Wired's Danger Room column has just published a fascinating article about the secret history of the Boeing Phantom Ray, reconstructed from news reports, interviews with government and corporate officials, leaked documents, and a treasure trove of information from Boeing insiders who spoke to Danger Room on condition of
Military
India is now deploying UAS and light observation helicopters along the borders with China to keep the stepped-up activities of People's Liberation Army under surveillance. The construction of over 5,500 "permanent defences and bunkers" along the borders is now being speeded up to ensure
Military
U.S. Air Force testers say the Global Hawk Block 20/30 is unable to completely and reliably perform the high-altitude imagery and signals intelligence collection missions for which it is designed. Major General David Eichorn, who heads the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center in New Mexico,
Military
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a Latin American country (Chile...?) with Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The project is not in an amount that is material to Elbit Systems. The UAS will also include complementing ground control stations, as well as Elbit
Testing
DARPA has just released this video chronicling the development of a “hummingbird” flyer by Aerovironment from concept to prototype demonstration and introduction to the public. A number of difficult design and engineering challenges were overcome in the course of the programme, particularly in the wing structure, propulsion and control actuators.