Business
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawkunmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), expanding airborne communications and information sharing among military units in harsh environments. Northrop Grumman produced and delivered the system four months ahead of schedule as part of an ongoing
Business
Sentient announced that it has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Insitu Inc. to integrate Kestrel land and maritime automated detection software systems into Insitu’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Currently deployed as a separate product, Kestel operates adjacent to Insitu systems. The incorporation of Kestrel software into Insitu’s
Data Links & Communications
Aurora Flight Sciences and SRI International Sarnoff have announced the integration of the SRI Sarnoff DL Micro digital data link and video processor into the Aurora Skate Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS). This pairing maximizes the real-time delivery of quality video from the SUAS. Small, unmanned aircraft systems are critical
Military
Switzerland has completed in-country flight evaluations of two Israeli unmanned aircraft systems, with a decision on its medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance requirement expected to be made during 2014. Israel Aerospace Industries' Heron 1 (above) was tested by the Armasuisse procurement agency in September, with the activity having been followed by
VTOL
British-company BCB International just unveiled its SQ-4 Recon UAV, a miniature unmanned surveillance aircraft that's small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. The company says the UAS can fly up to 30 minutes on a full charge, and it is capable of operating at a
Business
Russia will go ahead with setting up a Defence Research Agency analogous to America's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, after President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill on the new body on Tuesday. The law on the establishment of the Future Research Fund, published on the government&
Business
Simlat Ltd. has been selected to provide a high fidelity UAS training system for UAS pilots and payload operators to an undisclosed large scale synthetic environment lab. The system, Simlat C-STAR (Full Crew Training System) simulator includes high fidelity simulation of UAS generic platforms and payloads, all in a high
Business
The U.S. has total dominance of the skies above planet Earth, a defence budget five times as large as its nearest competitor, and a fleet of robotic aircraft and advanced manned planes. The newest leader of the Pentagon’s blue-sky researchers says the U.S. is more vulnerable than
Business
The US Air Force last week issued a broad agency announcement soliciting white papers for a program designed to draw quick, innovative solutions to various service needs -- mostly from small businesses. Among the service's needs are technologies that could assist in the aerial refueling of unmanned aircraft.
Business
Oculus Systems Ltd is pleased to announce that it has become the UK re-seller for the NANO UAS, Huginn X-1 (manufactured by Sky-Watch in Denmark). A lightweight and agile platform with intuitive controls the X-1 can be used for a wide variety of tasks in both civilian and military arenas.
Business
Boeing and Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will broaden their cooperative relationship to include rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and military aircraft maintenance and support through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Oct. 4. The two companies have a longstanding relationship. KAL-ASD is a supplier for many of
Business
Europe's two biggest aerospace firms will go back to the drawing board to find new strategies after Germany stymied the world's biggest arms and aviation company merger. Britain's BAE Systems, which earns nearly half its revenue selling arms to the Pentagon, could end up