National Associations
The FAA has issued a notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 203: Unmanned Aircraft Systems to be held at the RTCA Conference Rooms, in Washington on May 17-19, 2011. Here is the AGENDA: Tuesday, May 17 Morning--Opening Plenary Session * Welcome/Introductions and
Military
The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia’s Heron* Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours of 475 hours during April. Commanding Officer Heron RPA Detachment - ROT 4 Wing Commander Greg Wells said "This exceeds the efforts of previous Heron rotations and means
Commercial
Datron World Communications has announced several improvements to its Scout unmanned aircraft, including two new payloads and structural enhancements that make the device more durable and sturdier. Regarding the payloads, the company has added a 10X optical zoom camera, and a 5-megapixel “workhorse” camera, said Chris Barter, Scout product
Military
Angola's defence ministry is negotiating the purchase of a number of Israel Aerospace IndustriesHeron 1 unmanned aircraft systems, according to African sources. IAI has within the past few months conducted flight demonstrations with the Heron in Angola and Kenya, which is also looking for a UAS capability, the
Military
The Fars News Agency anounced on Sunday that the Iranian Army plans to increase the range of its home-made UAS and also equip its reconnaissance unmanned aircraft with missile-launching systems, according to an Iranian commander. Speaking to the Fars News Agency, Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army'
Military
As part of the us Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Programme, the Air Force Research Laboratory calls for a proposal on the 'Aerial Distribution of Taggants'. OBJECTIVE: Develop and demonstrate innovative methods to unobtrusively distribute taggants onto moving targets for tracking, locating, and identification purposes. DESCRIPTION:
Military
The Indian Government has approved a budget of $335M (Rs1,500 crore) for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop India’s latest UAS, the Rustom-H. This was disclosed by the chief controller, research and development of DRDO, W Selvamurthy, in Pune at a press meeting held
Testing
World Surveillance Group Inc. (formerly Sanswire) has announced that it was awarded a $200,000 contract from Space Florida to create a Performance Data Package in connection with the flight testing of the Argus One at the U.S. Army's proving ground facility in Yuma, Arizona in May/
Commercial
Brazil's first unmanned anti-drug surveillance aircraft has been grounded since it arrived from Israel more than a month ago because of a lack of fuel. Federal police say that no company has bid to supply fuel, apparently because the contract is too small. The Israeli-made UAS
Business
The Boeing Company and subsidiary Insitu Inc. yesterday named Steve Morrow Insitu President and CEO, effective immediately. Morrow succeeds CEO Steve Sliwa, who retired April 1. "Insitu is the industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost unmanned airborne systems and has a bright
Payloads
Optics and sensors specialist Clear Align introduced its Featherlight line of lightweight lenses optimized for shortwave infrared (SWIR) applications for UAS and man-portable electro-optics applications at the SPIE Defence, Security, and Sensors conference and trade show in Orlando, Florida. The Featherlight family of SWIR lenses builds on the
Military
The Raytheon Company was awarded a $7 million contract to serve as a Mission Systems Integrator for Phase I of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Persistent Close Air Support project. Raytheon's proposed PCAS solution will develop technologies that significantly reduce the timeline for close air support through