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PCU Zumwalt put its crew to the test during the completion of sea trials. This is one of the newest ships in the US Navy fleet and one of the coolest. From its looks, down to its capabilities it screams "Bad to the Bone!" at the enemy and
Commercial
America’s obsession with drones is reaching new heights. Whether we’re using them to film weddings, deliver groceries, or kill those dubiously dubbed terrorists, unmanned aerial vehicles are bigger than ever in the U.S. A new report found that the drone industry could grow tenfold to 67.9
C-UAS
The US Army has issued a sources-sought notice for software to expand the versatility of mobile radar to track threats posed by military drones. More and more adversaries are adding armed drones to their roster of military capabilities. The U.S. Army is responding with a plan to equip
Business
The Nigerian Air Force is apparently getting ready to take delivery of Yabhon Flash-20 unmanned aerial vehicles and Mi-35 attack helicopters. Nigeria is apparently acquiring an additional 15 Mi-35M attack helicopters from Russia and Adcom Systems Yabhon Flash-20 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the United Arab
First Responders
A 20-foot-long drone that was brought to North Dakota to test precision agriculture methods is now part of a trial run to see if can help crews restore power to areas hit by natural disasters. The Israeli-manufactured Elbit Systems Hermes 450 aircraft can cover 40,000 acres
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The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded a contract to 3D Robotics of Berkley, California for up to 40 small, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The award follows a lengthy process to develop performance requirements and select the most useful type of aircraft.“The contract is extremely important to
Regulations
This order combines new guidance for implementing 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 101, Subpart E, Special Rule for Model Aircraft, and 14 CFR, Part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) with existing UAS guidance in J NO 7210.891 Unmanned Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System (cancelled)
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At the UAS Stakeholders Meeting that took place at EASA headquarters on 20 June 2016, EASA announced that it would publish "Prototype Rules" for UAS in the very near future. EASA indicated that they would be called "prototype" because it does not yet have the competence
Commercial
Aerospace company Airbus has announced plans for an autonomous vehicle that is capable of taking off and flying over traffic jams “at the push of a button”. The “Project Vahana” vehicle would only transport single passengers, however a different branch of the firm is also testing CityAirbus, an electrically powered
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to modernize the ground segment for the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous unmanned aircraft system. The modernization of the Global Hawk ground segment will provide the RQ-4 with a
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) of San Diego, California, is being awarded a $9,609,911, competitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. Under this new contract, the contractor will design, build, and test in the laboratory key laser subsystems required to demonstrate precision tracking. The contractor will perform
Lighter Than Air
Airlander 10 took off from the historic Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, England at approximately 19:45 on Wednesday 17th of August, after a short flight it landed at 20:00, before dark.Chief Test Pilot Dave Burns said, “It was privilege to fly the Airlander for the first time and