Military
Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to unveil on Thursday an advanced version of the BAMS, with a considerably reinforced airframe and new sensors and software. Northrop's MQ-4C has the same sweeping, 130.9-foot wingspan and whale-nosed silhouette as the unmanned aircraft whose airframe it uses, the Air Force'
News
Contrary to some assumptions, the US Air Force remotely piloted aircraft won’t all end up back in the United States as US troops leave Afghanistan, General Norton Schwartz said on June 11 at an Air Force Association breakfast in Arlington, Va. As combat operations drawn down, much of the
News
The UAS imaging systems from Hood Technology will be utilized by the Iraqi Navy for monitoring oil platforms beyond the southern coast of the country. The Iraqi government plans to procure around a dozen UAS including Hood Technology’s imaging systems. Following this procurement, Iraqi forces can efficiently monitor the
News
Steve May is currently Manager of International Strategic Development for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in San Diego, California, USA. In this position, Mr May is responsible for promoting opportunities for the company’s full line of unmanned aircraft systems, tactical reconnaissance radars, and sensor systems to customers in
Accidents
A Dutch artist has turned his dead cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, into a helicopter – dubbed the Orvillecopter. After the cat was killed by a car, and followed by a period of mourning, visual artist Bart Jansen had Orville stuffed before enlisting the help of radio
Business
Austria's Minister of Defence, Norbert Darabos, says that his country plans to buy surveillance UAS for use at home and abroad.The unmanned aircraft could be used to help protect troops on foreign soil through surveillance as well as in case of natural catastrophes such as avalanches. They
News
Solar Impulse HB-SIA successfully completed its first leg of its voyage to Kingdom of Morocco after a technical stop in Madrid on Thursday 24 of May. André Borschberg took the commands of the HB-SIA with a take-off from Payerne airfield (Switzerland). The prototype then crossed the border into France via
News
On the second day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Ron van de Leijgraaf, from Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands (on behalf of EUROCAE WG 93) will deliver his presentation on “WG on Light RPAS: Introduction & Objectives". Ron
News
Following columnist Charles Krauthammer's observation that the first person to shoot down a surveillance drone on US soil will be a "folk hero," gun enthusiasts in Texas have done precisely that as a protest.Using consumer UAS as target practice, Alex Jones and the Steiner brothers
Military
France’s new defence minister said he’ll “go back to square one” on plans to build unmanned military aircraft.“I want to start afresh,” Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Paris at his first press conference since being sworn in May 17. “I want to move fast, but
Military
Northrop Grumman Corporation and L-3 MAS announced plans to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada to maintain continuous surveillance of its Arctic territories. Dubbed "Polar Hawk," the system will be designed to stay aloft
Military
The Australian Navy will experiment with the operation of unmanned aircraft from warships with the objective of outlining requirements for a formal capability. "[The] navy will be undertaking experimentation with maritime tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) throughout 2012-2014 to become an informed user in preparation for a business case