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sUAS News Editors note: Ali Parvazi was kind enough to write this multi part story for the sUAS News. The impetuous for this story is to give some apolitical insight into what Iranian academia et al, have been able to accomplishing under sanctions, and basically on their own. That notion was conveyed to Ali when asking if he was...
Stephen Trimble from the DEWline reports Russia’s strange absence of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) stands out among the world’s biggest military spenders. The idea of home-grown, medium-altitude UAV for surveillance and strike is certainly not some US and Israeli fetish. China has the Pterodactyl (also known as Wing-Loong), India has the Rustom. Even relatively smaller spenders, like the United...
Edited and Translated by Yaochun, People’s Daily Online Beijing–The commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) codenamed AH3N, which was independently developed by Anhua Agricultural Insurance Co., LTD, was granted a chartered flight certificate recently. It is the very first time in China and it marks the evolvement of China’s commercial UAVhas entered the systematic application phase, a historical new height,...
Spc. Latoya Wiggins, 12th Public Affairs Detachment MICHAEL ARMY AIRFIELD, Utah, Sept. 16, 2011 — The Project Offices for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Apache Attack Helicopter and Armed Scout Helicopter conducted an exercise showcasing advancements made in aircraft interoperability, referred to as the Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability, or MUSIC, Exercise at Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, today....
According to an executive at Turkish Aerospace Industries, the new Egyptian government is interested in buying Turkey-made unmanned planes. Some Middle East countries prefer Turkey rather than Israel or the US, defense experts say. Turkey will also sell six multi-role tactical platform naval vessels to the North African country Egypt is interested in buying made-in-Turkey unmanned aerial vehicles called...
Coming out of another long summer of the doldrums and folks are wondering and asking what, if anything, is going on? We’ll start with the quantifiable and move on to the conjecture as the piece builds up a good head of steam. Its the end of summer and splashed across the front page of sUAS News is another one...
The BBC report another downed drone, is it one of the bird type or another?? Full BBC report Pakistani troops have battled Taliban fighters for the debris of a US unmanned drone which crashed in a north-western tribal area. It was not clear whether the unmanned drone had come down because of Taliban fire or due to a technical...
It appears that the manned aviation community is jumping to conclusions with egregious claims that the RQ-7 Shadow “ran into” or even, “crashed into” the C-130. These comments were made without seeing photos and/or interviewing those involved. Such a rush to judgement is outrageous! Preliminary reports given to sUAS News, along with exclusive photographs, suggest other possibilities. We as...
When Hood Tech began producing 800-gm video-camera turrets in 1998, it enabled an entirely new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Image quality delivered at that time would be considered primitive today, but 10 years ago, operators of these small UAVs were happy to receive any real-time video at all. A decade later, customer expectations have escalated; National...
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Yet another committee in the USA the Oklahoman reports that Gov Mary Fallin has formed a group to push UAS use. Perhaps the most interesting point, if true, is that Gov.Fallin was the only Governor to attend the recent AUVSI conference in Washington, the largest UAS event in America. That’s many states not taking UAS seriously over there. Gov. Mary...
YEREVAN — The Armenian leadership in Nagorno-Karabakh has said the reported downing of an Azerbaijani drone over the breakaway Azerbaijani region will “restrain” Baku in starting a military conflict over Karabakh, RFE/RL’s Armenian Service reports. Armenian Karabakh leader Bako Sahakian said through a spokesman that the reconnaissance flight allegedly carried out by the destroyed unmanned aircraft constitutes a serious cease-fire violation. “First of all,...
Defence & Security Equipment international can confirm that the Pakistan Ordnance Factory stand and Pakistan’s Defence Export Promotion Organisation Pavilion have both been permanently shut down after promotional material was found on both containing references to equipment, which after close examination, was found to breach UK Government Export Controls and our own contractual requirements. HM Government fully supports the...
CARSON, Calif. – Sept. 14, 2011 – Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a three-year agreement with Inmarsat Global Limited, London, to become a leased services provider and network services distribution partner of Inmarsat Commercial Satellite Services around the world. Under the agreement, signed Aug. 17, Northrop Grumman will distribute Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network and offer standard Inmarsat products...
Armenian military downed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the Azerbaijani armed forces, officials said on September 14. The aircraft went down on September 12 at 7:30 AM local time near Vazgenashen in Nagorno Karabakh’s Martuni district “as a result of special measures undertaken by units of air defense and radio-electronic warfare of the Karabakh Defense Army,” the...
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 that it has completed initial testing of a new UAS open payload architecture in its Poway, Calif., System Integration Lab (SIL). The testing demonstrated the ability to host third party-developed payload control software on existing airborne...
Due to a technical defect, a drone of the Swiss Air Force on the slopes of the Emmen military airfield fell. The material damage amounts to several 100,000 francs. The drone crash occurred on Tuesday morning. Due to an engine problem had arisen after the drone launch no height, divided Jürg Nussbaum, chief of Air Force communications. As a result, had intended...
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor David Mindell will be a scholar-in-residence at Aurora during the next year. Professor Mindell will work on several research projects at Aurora’s R&D Center during his sabbatical from MIT. Professor Mindell is the Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, and Professor of Aeronautics and...
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‘UAV Systems Development – Challenges for ISTAR Support’ is the title of a briefing to be given by Cranfield University’s Professor Ian Poll. Cranfield Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of the university, has a growing capability in the field of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), with a proven track record in the development of innovative systems. From 11:45 to 12:30,...
The QinetiQ West Wales UAV Centre (WWUAVC) and Clarion Events are delighted to announce a new strategic partnership which will deliver the world’s first scenario-based programme of indoor unmanned systems demonstrations. The first such scenario, a “foot patrol in Afghanistan” will be unveiled to visitors at this year’s DSEi exhibition, which takes place between the 13th – 16th September, demonstrating the...
We thought we had seen it all but students from ETH Zurich have teamed up with Disney Research to create the first climbing and flying robot system. This is yet another perch and stare method, but in the words of its creators. Technology with entertainment factor – this is the principal object of project Paraswift. During one year we develop...
The users of Android–powered smartphones and fans of the Parrot AR.Drone can now find a free version of AR.FreeFlight’s piloting application developed by Parrot on Android Market™. Once the application has been downloaded and connected via Wi-Fi with the quadricopter, the device’s screen turns into a true piloting station. Besides, the Software Development Kit of the Parrot AR.Drone, available...
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by a team of engineers from Middlesex University (London, UK) could help soldiers to spot hidden dangers during military operations. The SQ-4 UAV — which comes equipped with miniature cameras – is around the diameter of a Frisbee, weighs 230 g, and can reach heights up to 400 ft. It can quietly hover or even perch on objects as its...
As part of the joint venture, a new company – Harpia Sistemas S.A. – will be created in which Embraer will hold 51% stake and AEL Sistemas, Elbit’s Brazilian subsidiary, the remaining 49%. The main goal of the agreement is to “focus on the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles market” Embraer said in a press release. The new company will be...
A very elegant design from Bedford based BlueBear Systems Research the iSTART. It will be officially unveiled at DSEi 2011 next week. In their own words:- Eyes in the sky on demand. The iSTART system is all about getting the right sensors to the right place at the right time. With an endurance of 40 minutes you can keep...
RPAS 2011, held by the AWC UAS TES took place at Defence Academy, Shrivenham, Thursday The event moved this year along with the UAS TES from RAF Waddington to closer to the squadrons new home at RAF Boscombe Down. The squadron is now positioned in what is envisaged to be the future centre of gravity for MOD RPAS T&E....
