Following hot on the heals of the AMAs action to call members to write to congress to protect the rights of aeromodellers. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International is asking its members to lobby for access to the NAS. The FAA must be beginning to hear the choir singing now, how will the sermon pan out? Click on...
We don’t think Aaron Shell thought he would get quite so many negative comments in the insert about FPV by Kerry Tomlinson and Bill Roberson KATU News. A little naughty of the news station to cut in footage of a non FPV airframe (747) having an off. We don’t see Aarons spotter in that video, we also note he is...
There really should be plenty of amateur UAS builders in the USA that could go out and win this one. Dr Young Invites you:- On behalf of the US Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, I would like to personally extend an invitation to you and your organization to participate with...
Natalie Blair for KSAL News Interest in Kansas State University Salina’s Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems course is soaring, with enrollment up 200 percent since fall 2010. The 22 students currently enrolled in the class agree on why they’re taking it. They view unmanned aircraft systems as the future of the aviation industry. “It’s the future, so we better...
A SOLAR-POWERED plane which can fly continuously for five years may seem like a flight of fancy. But a Newcastle University team has the job of turning the vision into reality. Led by Professor Barrie Mecrow, the team has secured a major contract with leading defence technology and security company QinetiQ to help create the US-based Boeing SolarEagle. Joint...
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared aRs.1,540 crore proposal from the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the Bangalore-based defence laboratory, to design and develop an advanced version of its Rustom-1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)—which will significantly enhance the capability of the country’s Armed Forces. ADE director P.S. Krishnan said the lab received the approval around 10 days ago. Of...
By Gidget Fuentes SAN DIEGO — The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed in late February with the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft, marking the first time any MEU has taken the combat-proven drone out to sea for an operational assignment, officials said. The lightweight ScanEagle is based aboard the dock landing ship Comstock, part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, and will...
Early adopters in the USA are sticking their heads above the parapet perhaps to give themselves a slight advantage for when commercial use of sUAS really becomes legal. You can convince a reporter that it is but not the FAA yet. Good luck to Debra and her team though a professional looking outfit that can provide a useful product to end...
MANASSAS, VA–(Marketwire – March 07, 2011) – Aurora Flight Sciences announced that it has been named “Supplier of the Year” for its work on aerostructures by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The award was announced by Al Altieri, Sikorsky Vice President of Supply Management on January 28, 2011 at Sikorsky’s annual supplier conference. “Aurora is proud to receive this recognition for...
Aurora Integrated System , is a Bengaluru – based startup formed by a group of IIT graduates. They currently offer 3 UAVs * Altius Mk II * Urban View * Sky Dot They have also developed an Aerostat, Sky View, available in 3 variants & whose payload can be changed depending upon the requirement. * SkyView 50 *...
AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppi Orsi speaking at Heli Expo 2011, Orlando Florida expressed plans for AgustaWestland to move into the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market, one of the fastest-growing military market segments. The initial aircraft, Orsi said, will be based on the Swidnik SW-4 light turbine single, with a first unmanned flight planned in 2012. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d4307').each( function(e)...
Waterloo, ON – Aeryon Labs, manufacturer of the Aeryon Scout – a small man-packable flying robotic reconnaissance system – is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract to supply its Aeryon Scout unmanned aerial vehicle to Halton Regional Police. The Aeryon Scout is a small, lightweight mini-helicopter that is remotely-controlled from the ground using a patent-pending map-based...
Over the years we’ve seen batteries made from an incredible range of materials – from mud tocoffee to water. However researchers from the University of Central Florida may have found the lightest (and most bizarre) battery material yet – ‘frozen smoke’, also known as Aerogel. One of theworld’s lightest solids, aerogel contains multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) which each one several thousands thinner than...
The Register and Avweek report:- The troubled, extremely expensive Watchkeeper project intended to supply unmanned surveillance aircraft to the Royal Artillery has hit further technical delays. The first robot spyplanes should have been delivered in February – eight months later than the original contract called for – but they will now arrive “toward year’s end”. Aviation Week reports on...
Fridays launch was scrubbed due to bad weather, Space.com reports. But should now go ahead at 2109 GMT on Saturday. Tanking delays have caused this time to slide to the second launch window for today (2246 GMT) Thick cumulous clouds were within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the launch complex, presenting an unacceptable risk of lightning, according to officials...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force accepted MQ-1 Predator tail number 268, the final MQ-1 manufactured for the service, in a ceremony March 3. Col. James Beissner, the chief of Air Combat Command’s Irregular Warfare Division, accepted the aircraft on behalf of the Air Force. “This event marks a milestone in Air Force history given the path this...
The cat and mouse game of X-37B chasing is about to begin again. Edit:- Bad weather has delayed the launch by 24 hours WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office officials announced the launch of the second X-37B March 4 with a back-up launch opportunity March 5. AFRCO is leading the Defense Department’s orbital test vehicle initiative, by direction...
Finland | A team led by Avartek Co ky kb, a Finish drones and UAV company submitted its bid for the Finish Defence Forces Micro UAV RFQ, a part of the Finish STAR (Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance systems) program. The Finish Defence Forces issued a request for proposals on December 11th 2010, for the procurement of Micro UAV...
UK Newspaper The Guardian reports that the MOD is making 20 million pounds available for Nano UAS. This is the second story this week in which military organizations seem to be looking for small multicopters. A market to date that has been ignored by the big defence contractors and a space owned by small start ups. No doubt some...
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market analysis. Teal Group’s 2011 market study estimates that UAV spending will almost double over the next decade from current worldwide UAV expenditures of $5.9 billion annually to $11.3 billion,...
The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to procure Micro UAS to carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, Recce missions. They will be used by the Indian Air Force and be sub 2kg craft. The bigger Honeywell T Hawk, (Dusty Bin) has been shown on two occasions in India and this RFI is also shadowed by a similar requirement for...
February 28, 2011 • Posted by Megan Smith The January/February issue of GeoInformatics Magazine features Intergraph’s new standard for analyzing geospatial intelligence. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights fill obvious needs in the defense and intelligence communities. However, Intergraph believes full motion video can be useful in many commercial industries as well. Intergraph’s MVE solution integrates UAV data within its...
Harwood Custom Composites (HCC, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada) announced on Feb. 25 that it has been awarded a contract to supply unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) airframes for Quaternion (Victoria, British Columbia), a supplier of design and engineering services to global UAV manufacturers. HCC will initially manufacture the QT-1 airframe for Quaternion. The QT-1 is a specialized research and development...
HUNT VALLEY, Md.-AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has successfully completed an unmanned flight demonstration of a Small Sense and Avoid System (SSAASy) on a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). AAI’s Shadow system has established a reputation as a mature, capable system during more...
Ahead of the NPRM the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is asking its members to let their voices be heard and at the time of writing 42500 letters have been sent to congressmen. Tell Congress to Protect Model Aviation The FAA is developing new regulations that may place onerous and unnecessary restrictions on the hobby, sport and educational pursuit...
SAN DIEGO, 26 Feb. 2011. The Northrop Grumman Corp. MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) flew its first test flights from the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Freedom (LCS-1). The Navy conducted the activity, known as dynamic interface (DI) testing, off the coast of southern California to verify Fire Scout control...
Sentient will showcase Kestrel Land and Kestrel Maritime, its automated target detection solutions for full motion video (FMV), next week at the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (Avalon2011) in Geelong, Victor Kestrel is a software solution that processes electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) FMV from manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The software automatically detects and...
