VTOL
AgustaWestland has given international show debuts to a pair of its optionally-piloted and unmanned air vehicle designs in Dubai. Sporting a black livery and based on the SW-4 airframe produced by Polish subsidiary PZL Swidnik, the 1.8t Solo has previously undergone a series of flight trials in
Military
Italy may become the first country to benefit from a recently-relaxed US government unmanned air vehicle export restriction, as it receives authorisation for a potential deal to arm its air force's fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reapers. On 3 November the US Defense Security
Business
A breach-of-contract squabble has spiralled into broader allegations of misconduct against a drone manufacturer with millions of dollars worth of US military contracts. A drone retailer claims that Prioria Robotics bilked the Army by selling a substandard drone that could be outflown by many hobby drones, which are
Business
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.6 million contract from the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) for the continued development of a maritime canister-launched small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). "We are extending our sUAS capabilities to tactical maritime users with the Vector Hawk's innovative canister
Electronic Sub-Systems
DJI has unveiled the Manifold, an embedded computer for drones that offers more powerful hardware and runs on Ubuntu Linux. The updated platform has stricter flight controls and more attention to detail. "Designed for developers, the Manifold's built-in Ubuntu operating system supports CUDA, OpenCV, and ROS,
Military
North Korea is believed to have a fleet of military drones. And now, South Korean researchers are testing unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to take on that threat. The South Korea unmanned craft is no ordinary drone. It is designed to detect and attack an enemy UAV in mid-air.
VTOL
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continues its successful shipboard trials when demonstrating its outstanding capabilities to the South African Navy from 20 to 23 October 2015 at False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. The maritime environment holds unique demands for situational awareness and timely communications. The
Radar
Surveillance radar experts at Northrop Grumman Corp. are refining system software in an advanced radar system aboard the Global Hawk Block 40 long-range unmanned aerial system (UAS) that tracks track slow-moving ground vehicles and low-flying cruise missiles. Officials of the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management
Military
A video released today by the Russian Defence Ministry that shows a Russian fighter’s close intercept of an American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle flying over Syria. The Russian video was released on the same day that the U.S. and Russia agreed to a memo of understanding
VTOL
Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has developed an armed and unmanned version of the MD 500 Little Bird light attack and observation helicopter that it showcased for the first time at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX) 2015. Speaking to IHS Jane's at the event
Testing
In this season's Network Integration Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, coordinated units of remotely operated and automated aircraft will be used to represent a possible threat on tomorrow's battlefields. Members of the Army offices are using off-the-shelf quad and octocopters
Military
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority is preparing the release of an updated version of its regulations on unmanned air vehicles, which will draw on feedback from a first document that was released last January. Following the UK's drawdown from Afghanistan – a theatre in which UAVs were operated