Reports & Publications concerning UAS

Reports & Publications

US Defence Department Report Criticises Unmanned Systems Poor Reliability

The reliability of Pentagon weapons systems remains a serious problem, according to a 352-page Annual Report released the other day by the Defense Department. And among the systems that have tested poorly in terms of reliability are some of the military’s most vaunted new aircraft: the unmanned MQ-

Reports & Publications

AIAA Publishes Book on UAS Design

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announces the publication of a new book, “Designing Unmanned Aircraft Systems: A Comprehensive Approach,” by Jay Gundlach, which explores all elements of the design of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including options for architecture and design drivers across a broad spectrum of UAS

Military

US Congressional Report Says 31% of US Military Aircraft are Unmanned

According to a new congressional report acquired by Wired’s Danger Room, unmanned aircraft now account for 31 percent of all military aircraft. In 2005, only five percent of military aircraft were robots, a report by the Congressional Research Service notes. Barely seven years later, the military has 7,494

Reports & Publications

Indian Start-Up Supplies Low Cost Imaging Sytems

US unmanned aircraft have Bangalore-based Serial Innovations to thank for helping them send live video feeds smoothly. This technology start-up has developed products that helps stabilise video feeds coming from UAS. Serial Innovations founder and CEO Arvind Lakshmikumar said they developed these systems for Europe's biggest

Reports & Publications

Maritime Surveillance Expanding Electronic Systems Opportunity from UAS - New Report

Strategy Analytics has just published a new 7 page report entitled “Maritime Surveillance Expanding Electronic Systems Opportunity from UAS.” The author is Asif Anwar and the report is available to clients only. Here is the abstract and here is the pitch: UAS came of age during the current Afghanistan war.

Events

UAS Civil Airspace Integration Webinar

Avionics Magazine is hosting a Webinar entitled: UAS Civil Airspace Integration: Progress and Challenges on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, from Noon to 1 p.m. ET. Among the discussion points: * What is the status of UAS integration in civil airspace? * What is the FAA strategy for introducing UAS in the

Propulsion

Hybrid Energy Storage System for UAS

A paper proposing a hybrid energy storage system to solve the energy issues of long endurance UAS, presented at the IECON 2010 - the 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, has just been published at the IEEE Digital Library. It is available online to members and subscribers. The paper