Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit System, will introduce the Skylark I-LE Block II UAV and its capabilities at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI’s) Unmanned Systems North America 2012 conference in Las Vegas,…
Boeing Will Display Wide Range of Military and Commercial Unmanned Systems at AUVSI12
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Boeing will spotlight several unmanned systems that meet a variety of customer needs during the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North America 2012 conference and exhibition. This year’s event takes place Aug. 6-9 in Las Vegas. The…
U.S. sending small unarmed drones to Kenya
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Kenya is to receive eight small drones from the United States to help its military fight al-Qaida and al-Shabaab militants, government documents say. The Wall Street Journal reported the Raven drones are to be used to gather information to help…
Drone can do archaeological mapping flight
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Tests of an unmanned drone could lead to surveys of archaeological sites in minutes that currently take years to complete, U.S. researchers say. Tests are under way in Peru of a new system being developed at Vanderbilt University that combines…
Protonex Announces Commercial Fuel Cell Power System for UAS at AUVSI12
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Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading provider of advanced lightweight military power systems, announces the commercial availability of the UAV-H500 fuel cell power system for unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. The UAV-H500 is a commercial variant of the power system used…
Academy UAS Program Continues to Mature
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. | Cadets participating in Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training aren’t alone. Throughout the day, winged guardians watch over them, protecting them from harm. The guardians are Aerosonde Mark IV remotely piloted aircraft, operated by cadet…
ScanEagle Full Mission Training Simulator on Display at AUVSI 12
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Corsair Engineering Inc. will have its Full Mission Training Simulator developed for Insitu’s ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system on display at the upcoming AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America trade show from August 7-9, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. Corsair Engineering, displaying in Booth 4833…
Inches from victory, UAV team fails to snag prize
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By: TJ Jerke, Grand Forks Herald Last year, when Daniel Ellis’ team of university students tried to send their miniature unmanned aircraft through a simulated military bunker, they had communication problems and he said the machine never made it through the…
Army investigating collision of two unmanned aircraft
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Gary Brodeur, Special to the Daily Press EL MIRAGE • Army officials are investigating after two remotely piloted aircraft collided on the runway in El Mirage, causing damage to both pricey planes. The unmanned aerial vehicles were of different variations…
Brock Technologies, Inc. Redefines Small Portable Ground Control Stations
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Brock Technologies, Inc. of Tucson, Arizona announced today their latest innovation, the Micro Portable Ground Control Station (uPGCS). The uPGCS builds upon the functionality provided by the Cloud Cap Technologies Portable Ground Control Station (PGCS) commonly used for the Command…
Congress urges FAA to stay on schedule for choosing UAV test flying sites
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By John Nolan Dayton Daily News Staff Writer Congress, concerned about a delay that has already occurred, is pressing the Federal Aviation Administration to stay on schedule for designating six test sites in December that will allow the operation of…
Court Upholds Domestic Drone Use in Arrest of American Citizen
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This is an historic ruling ear muffs on now for the privacy advocates. You can’t blame them. By JASON KOEBLER A North Dakota court has preliminarily upheld the first-ever use of an unmanned drone to assist in the arrest of an American citizen.…
Icaros Inc,has released IPS3.1 (Icaros Photogrammetric Suite).
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Icaros Inc, a world-leading developer of photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it has released IPS3.1 (Icaros Photogrammetric Suite) version. This new version offers a more efficient orthophoto production. The version includes improved user interface and user experience, a…
Democrat drafts drone privacy bill
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Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) released a draft bill on Wednesday that would require drone operators to meet certain privacy standards. The bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider privacy issues in its rule-making process for granting licenses to commercial…
ADT and AeroSpy Join Forces to Develop and Commercialize UAS Sense and Avoid Technology
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Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced that the Company has entered into a joint venture agreement with AeroSpy, an Austria-based leading technology supplier in the field of navigation, motion tracking, and mobile robotics, to develop and commercialize the first fully…
GE launches FACEREF1 rugged platform for Future Airborne Capability Environment developers
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GE Intelligent Platforms unveiled the FACEREF1 Software Reference Platform at the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium meeting (PEO Aviation in Huntsville, Ala.). FACEREF1 enables organizations developing FACE-compliant applications to take advantage of a pre-configured, pre-validated, and pre-tested commercial off-the-shelf(COTS) solution, and thereby reduce…
Global Hawk test flights to demonstrate safety planned
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By John Nolan Staff Writer DAYTON — Efforts to demonstrate that unmanned aircraft can be flown safely in airspace used by manned airplanes could get an important boost with test flights scheduled this fall, a conference of unmanned aircraft industry…
Gill Sensors to Showcase Compact Weather Station for UAV Ground Control Systems at AUVSI 12
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Gill Sensors, a leading developer of specialist electronics and sensing equipment for harsh environment applications, will showcase the MetPak compact weather station at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2012. MetPak, which is manufactured and sold by Gill Sensors’ sister company Gill Instruments Ltd,…
