Britain and India have signed a deal to develop cutting edge technologies for Defence and Security. The MOD announced says that under the agreement, the two countries will pool their world class science and engineering expertise to work on projects such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, advanced explosives, and factors affecting human performance on the battlefield. It opens the way...
The motion capture rig at Zurich getting another workout. We love the one at the front bouncing along in time at the start and the jet engine behind the net at the back! Lets hope these researchers are not actually enjoying their studies too much and that they occasionally let their machines out into the sun to fly. It might seem...
When Helensvale State High School student Chelsea Redman visited a QUT Open Day at Kelvin Grove last year, she was captivated by a display about the UAV Outback Challenge – one of the most difficult unmanned aircraft competitions in the world. So much so that it was there and then she decided she wanted to an aerospace engineer. Tourism,...
The government could abandon a plan to buy U.S.-made long-range, high-altitude reconnaissance drones because their price is way higher than the budget. The government and military have aggressively pushed to buy the Glabal Hawk since 2005 to build up South Korea’s own reconnaissance capabilities in preparation for the handover of full operational control of South Korean troops from the...
Indian Police are to start rolling out UAS to aid with jungle detection of terrorists reports the Times of India. The police have previously trialed the RQ-16 T Hawk. Honeywell had carried out live demonstration and trials for T-Hawk at the Counter-Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chattisgarh, in mid-April this year. Thereafter, a video demonstration of another...
Drone crashing in Somalia story hitting the wires, almost becoming a Sunday night occasion this. There must be lots of parts in the market over there. If its true the attrition rate in East Africa is pretty high. Could it mean smaller platforms are being used? Kismayo — Small surveillance aircraft known as Drone has been reported to have...
Turkey is expecting the delivery of Predators in June 2012, the Turkish defense minister said a day after the country’s prime minister announced that Turkey has agreed with the US on a deal involving the transfer of US-engineered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that could prove crucial in combating terrorism. “We have agreed in principle ....
Residents of Oak Island and Carolina Beach out walking early found unusual drift wood on the beach this week. Thursday, officials at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point say the drones were used Sept. 17 during a live fire exercise at Onslow Beach. The aircraft in question is a UAT or Unmanned Aerial Target; specifically it is called the...
The Aviation Expo China 2011, the oldest and most professional aviation exposition, will be held from Sept. 21 to Sept. 24, and preparations for the expo are nearing completion. The advanced domestic unmanned helicopter, codenamed Z-5, has been placed in the exposition hall. It will be the first time that the helicopter has been seen by the public at...
Faced with lean budgets and an increasingly complex and dangerous defence and security environment, the UK urgently needs to be able to continue to produce clever, robust solutions for less money. One such area where an innovative, affordable solution may one day unseat more expensive technology programmes falls within the Royal Navy’s ability to provide superior persistent Intelligence, Surveillance...
Kent, WA. September 21, 2011. Space Angels Network, a national network of seed- and early-stage investors focused on aerospace-related ventures, today announced an investment in LaserMotive, Inc. of Kent, Washington led by Brad Fleury, a Space Angels Network member and Director of Edge Consulting. LaserMotive is an independent R&D company specializing in wireless power beaming. LaserMotive is the third company so far...
Detroit Aircraft Corp. (DAC) is hosting a special aerospace panel discussion and design event called, “Detroit, Where Is My Flying Car?” on September 23, 2011 at the Bankle Building on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, four blocks north of the Fox Theatre (2944 Woodward). DAC Chairman Jon Rimanelli states that the goal is to re-purpose portions of Detroit’s industrial base toward manufacturing Next Generation aircraft which introduce new...
WSRI Researcher Dave Gross by Tim Gaffney The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract of up to $5 million over five years to Wright State University for research related to unmanned aerial vehicles. Wright State will do the work through the Wright State Research Institute, with faculty from the Ohio Center of Excellence in Human Centered Innovation, and...
Defence and security company Saab has signed a frame agreement and received a first order from the EADS company Cassidian to supply safety-critical avionics equipment for the new advanced UAV system Talarion. The order includes design and development of the Aircraft Vehicle Management Computer (AVMC), Communications Computer (CC) and Mission & Payload Management Computer (MPMC) for Talarion. The work...
World Surveillance Group Inc , a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”) and related technologies, announced today that the Company has successfully completed additional tethered flight testing of its Argus One airship in Easton, Maryland. The Argus One flew under tower control at Easton Airport where it carried out aerodynamic exercises to test the newly improved and reinforced airship...
YEREVAN. – During the military parade marking 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, capital Yerevan’s Republic Square saw the procession of Armenian military intelligence units and motorized infantry divisions, followed by panzer divisions. The artillery intelligence units plus modern and Armenian-made automated fire control systems passed among the first row. The Republic Square also hosted the Armenian-made unmanned aerial vehicles...
PETER JEAN of the Canberra Times reports Police have suggested that Canberra’s new point-to-point speed cameras be linked to unmanned aerial surveillance drones and used to track vehicles of interest to authorities. The first of the cameras, which use automated number plate recognition technology to calculate a car’s average speed and whether it is within the legal limit, are...
The Grand Forks Herald reports the arrival of Block 20 Global Hawks at Grand Forks Airforce Base Grand Forks Air Force Base is taking control of more Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, according to their manufacturer Northrop Grumman. The latest batch serve as, essentially, flying “cell towers” that allow troops on the ground to chat with bombers in the sky,...
By Pfc. Cory D. Polom , Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — For the last decade Marines have fought against terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan with battles primarily fought on the ground. So why do squads continue to carry the PL-87 Stinger missile and other anti-aircraft weapons with them during convoys?Marines are known...
The growth variant of the AE 3007H engine for UAVs from Rolls Royce has cleared the flight tests conducted by the US Air Force. These flight tests are entirely funded by the US Air Force. The new engine has been specifically designed to improve the performance of the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV with enhanced toughness and cost reductions. Particularly...
The format of the competition will build on the success of the UAV competitions held in 2007, 2009 and 2011 and will keep expanding through the involvement of UGVs. There are two competitions running together at the same time and location – one for UAV entries and another for UGV entries. The intent is to eventually have the competition mature to...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) was reprimanded by the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General)for causing damage to an aerostat radar deployed along the Pakistan border to monitorlow-flying enemy aircraft resulting in a loss of Rs 302 crore. In its report tabled today in Parliament, the CAG said the accident took place in May 2009 due to “failure” of its...
Story by Cpl. Justin Boling CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Sgt. Chad John spends 12 hours a day with an aerial view of Afghanistan, but he rarely leaves the ground. John, a native of Shiprock, N.M, is an unmanned aerial vehicle operator with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3. The sergeant is currently deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps...
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) activities are constantly growing in Latin America. There are ongoing UAS developments (civil & military) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. There are currently UAS operations (civil and/or military) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Amongst others, UAS are being used for flare stack inspection, illegal fishery patrol,...
Episode three of the agressive quadrotor series from The General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab at Penn Engineering. https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/ Whilst still within the motion capture rig it can’t be long before all the processing can be calculated onboard. Once computing power is there GRASP have all the sums for making future missions happen. Easy to see the range increasing...
International experts in the field of autonomous aircraft technology gathering of 12 to 15 September 2011 on the Veluwe to participate in a contest for tiny flyers. The planes had to independently perform tasks such as tracking and analysis of a (simulated) drug deal. The contest is part of the International Micro Air Vehicle Conference (IMAV 2011 “Summer Edition”) for...
Elbit Sisteme Romania will present an array of its advanced next-generation solutions and systems at EXPOMIL 2011, set to take place in Bucharest Romania, 22-25 September. The Company’s exhibition booth will be the venue for a full spectrum of advanced systems demonstrating leadership in all of its business areas. EXPOMIL 2011 will be an excellent opportunity for visitors to...
