VTOL
Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems has been awarded a $27,883,883 cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for efforts required to complete Linux transition on the tactical control system software for vertical take-off unmanned aircraft ground control stations. The work will be performed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md., and
Control Stations
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that it was recently honoured by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) with a local award for outstanding aerospace management.The San Diego Section is dedicated to promoting awareness, activism, and access throughout the aerospace community. In the category of Outstanding Contribution
Business
The Pentagon has a big command-and-control problem. Not insubordination among the troops. It’s that unmanned systems for land, air and sea—for which the military spent $6 billion-plus last year—can’t “talk” to one another. Every UAS contractor builds proprietary control systems, making it impossible to integrate different
Military
Boeing has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for integration into the Ground Control Station (GCS) of the Predator/Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft. The delivery is part of a contract from GA-ASI that includes additional deliveries of HardwareWall
Propulsion
[gallery orderby="rand"] A new company, Fat Head Solutions, LLC with bases in Wichita Kansas and two other major operating locations, will provide low cost, high value, and complete subsystem solutions for small unmanned aircraft systems. Capitalizing on an emerging $17B/year market, Fat Head Solutions intends to
Control Stations
Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. announced that its proprietary antenna system design that will sense, detect, and avoid any airborne object that enters the possible collision ranges of ADTI drones and UAS, is a key technological advance needed for the commercial markets. The antenna system requires azimuth, elevation tracking and signal
Control Stations
UAV Factory has announced its second generation of portable ground control station for unmanned aircraft. UAV Factory's off-the-shelf portable Ground Control Station (GCS) is a flexible and universal solution for controlling unmanned vehicles and payloads. By using a unique, modular electronics compartment (MEC) which is reconfigurable by the
Control Stations
The control of US military unmanned aircraft appears to have shifted from Windows to Linux following an embarrassing malware infection. Ground control systems at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, which commands the unmanned aircraft, became infected with a virus last September. In a statement at the time the US
Control Stations
New high-tech networking systems and ground stations in development would let a single pilot fly four aircraft, possibly even from different manufacturers, dramatically reducing the ground staff now needed for each plane. To save money and make unmanned aircraft less reliant on massive ground support crews, manufacturers are working with
Commercial
This video demonstrates the automated tablet flight capabilities of the SwiftSight Unmanned Aircraft System. This system, developed by Dynetics, represents ease of use and construction for law enforcement officers, military personnel, emergency responders and hobbyists alike. Source: YouTube
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Poway, California, is being awarded a $9,381,403 firm-fixed-price contract for the delivery order for seven Fixed Ground Control Stations. The location of the performance is Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by December 31, 2012. ESC/HIBK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio,
Control Stations
Presagis, a provider of commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) modeling, simulation, and embedded graphics solutions, announced that it has signed a Corporate License Agreement with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. The Agreement will enable a closer and more strategic business arrangement between Presagis and GA-ASI, while governing all future business transactions. “Presagis