Military
Just days after the U.S. government said it would allow the sale of its drones to military allies, Australia’s conservative government on Monday said the country’s air force had already commenced training aircrew and support staff in the U.S. on the MQ-9 ’Reaper’. “It would
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CybAero signed a framework agreement with a company belonging to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on July 2. The framework agreement entails a commitment by AVIC to purchase at least 70 of CybAero's unmanned helicopter systems over the next eight years. The framework agreement is expected
Business
Officials at NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp. (NASC), a supplier of unmanned aircraft systems and professional engineering services, selected CAE in Montreal, Canada, as its preferred simulation and training provider for its TigerShark XP UAS. CAE, a provider of simulation and training for civil and military aviation, signed a strategic alliance
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The Netherlands and aerospace services company Strat Aero has announced that it has entered into discussions at a senior level of the Netherlands Government with a view to establishing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ("UAV") Training Centre in the Netherlands (the "Training Facility"), which when operational would
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2 Kansas State University Salina is home to one of the premier unmanned aircraft systems programs in the nation. This video discusses the advantages to students being able to work with live situations at K-State while studying for their degree in this exciting field of aviation. Source: YouTube
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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
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The Unmanned Aircraft System Support Facility at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, was recently named the nation’s only Unmanned Aircraft Regional Flight Center. The Mississippi Army National Guard facility opened in 2009 in support of Detachment 1, Alpha Company, 155th Brigade Support Training Battalion. Its new mission expanded
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Manned aircraft have dominated the Navy for the last century; however, the use of unmanned aircrafts has been rising recently along with the demand for those who know how to operate and maintain them. Lt. Cmdr. David Avery, a Navy reservist and former SH-60B pilot, deployed to Afghanistan last
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Student pilots participating in the Air Force's first MQ-9 Reaper Basic Course at Holloman Air Force Base received their wings during a ceremony at the base theatre on August 16. This marks the first time a student pilot in the Air Force Specialty Code 18X has completed
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UTC Aerospace Systems will provide Sinclair Community College with a small unmanned aircraft system for use in the college’s training programme for first responders. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., announced the deal Monday. The unmanned aerial system (UAS) includes two aircraft, a
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To prepare for natural calamities, such as earthquakes, the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing and local emergency officials partnered to plan and execute Grizzly Field Exercise 2012, or GFX 12. The scope of the exercise included a simulated earthquake in Southern California with damage to the infrastructure, numerous injuries, and some fatalities.
Training
Northrop Grumman is marketing the use of a new UAS, the Sandstorm, to train operators for the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. Developed by Las Vegas firm Unmanned System Inc, the Sandstorm is considerably smaller and less expensive than the more complex Predator and Reaper. Northrop