A briefcase filled with documents relating to a new Franco-British drone project has been stolen at the Gare du Nord station in Paris, reports say. Police have been examining closed circuit film to discover who took the papers, reportedly on 2 February. UK PM David Cameron discussed a plan for pilotless drones with President Nicolas Sarkozy last week. French...
Supports Sense-and-Avoid Architecture, Sets Stage for Unmanned Aircraft Tests General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, today announced the successful demonstration of an early prototype of its Due Regard Radar on a manned aircraft. The Due Regard Radar is a company-funded system that supports GA-ASI’s...
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block III helicopter. “The delivery of the first Apache Block III UAS control system, called the UTA, marks the next major capability...
These are compiled segments of the first test-flights of the improved version of the Star-Lite UAV helicopter, now designated as the Heavy-Lift SVU200, designed and built by Mr. Dennis Fetters with help from Mr. James Luo and Mr. David Deng working for the Hunan Sunward Science and Technology Company in Hunan Changsha China. To our knowledge, this is the...
Aurora Flight Sciences has been selected to work on a U.S. military project for an unmanned version of the A-10 close support aircraft. Its selection as a team member in the Persistent Close Air Support program of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was made by Raytheon, which is leading the effort. Aurora, with extensive experience in robotic...
Long range, low level, silent, stealthy, persistent, and hand launched: certainly useful attributes in a drone. No doubt many platforms are busy in the skies in and around Iran at the moment. Could some of them be pretending to be and flying like birds? Back in August 2011 a bird shaped drone crash landed at Chaman, Pakistan just over...
The first of two Integrator unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Marine Corps has been flown and delivered by Insitu Inc. The first Integrator system, which give the Marines early operation of the aircraft — part of the military’s Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System program — is being provided under a government-owned, contractor-operated arrangement. “The Integrator system delivery at...
AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it recently received an order from the United States Air Force for Switchblade loitering munition systems and services. The $4,167,777 extension to an existing contract includes engineering services, operational Switchblade systems and operator training. AeroVironment will work with ATK , its munition subcontractor, to produce and deliver the systems. AeroVironment also announced that it performed a successful series...
The Royal Navy is considering the purchase of British-built airships, which can be used for surveillance and the resupply of Navy vessels. The modern-day Zeppelins are to undergo testing in the United States. They can remain airborne for three weeks at a time while surveying the Taliban over a vast area, and can carry a 50-tonne load, which would...
(AP) ST. LOUIS — A member of the St. Louis family that ran McDonnell Douglas is suing Boeing Co., which bought the aerospace company in 1997, alleging Boeing infringed on his patents for an unmanned drone landing system. William “Randy” McDonnell is seeking $160 million in damages from Boeing and Insitu, Boeing’s Washington state subsidiary, over patents related to...
