This one caused a wry smile from Patrick and I, we have several FOIA’s in and yep they take ages to respond. Government Withholds Information on Drone Flight Authorizations San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), demanding data on certifications and authorizations the agency has issued for the...
A project which hopes to improve the reliability of unmanned aircraft used to assess disaster zones has received hundreds of thousands of pounds to get it off the ground. The ‘New Foundational Structures for Engineering Verified Multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’ project was awarded funding worth £650,000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The project, which is a...
FAIRBANKS — Camera-equipped drones flew over Nome this week to help a Russian fuel tanker, the Renda, get a perspective on the sea ice near the town’s harbor. The Renda is sailing to Nome to deliver fuel. The town’s supply is expected to run out before spring. The tanker is accompanied by U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy, which opens...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan. 11, 2012 — AME Unmanned Air Systems, Inc., a Chandler/May company, announced today that retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Sean Frisbee has been named Vice President, AME Unmanned Air Systems, and will oversee the development, production, and manufacturing of the company’s portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including the Fury® 1500 UAS, also known...
ND airspace plan raises questions, concerns By Dan Namowitz A proposal to create new restricted airspace in North Dakota for training of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)raises more questions than it answers, undermines safety, and would set a dangerous precedent in creating additional restricted airspace for use solely by UAS, AOPA said, urging members to comment on the proposal by Feb. 12....
By John Nolan, Staff Writer From Dayton General News The Dayton-Springfield area may have a new ally in its quest to become a center for unmanned aircraft development. Maj. Gen. Deborah Ashenhurst, who oversees the Ohio Army and Air National Guard, is the state’s new gatekeeper on requests for space to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs. Ashenhurst said...
FAUN TRACKWAY, a manufacturer of mobility solutions technology, announced that the company won an order for its new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Aircraft Landing Mat (ALM) from the Australian armed forces. The contract is worth approximately $1.1 million dollars and is the first sale of the new UAV-specific landing mat. With the first temporary UAV landing mat to hit...
Heres another operator flying commercially in the NAS illegally in the USA, the airframe is actually an Australian Cybereye cyberQuad. I wonder if it will be able to pass ASTM F38 muster. It is a very accomplished platform and operators in Europe and Australia are able completely legally to undertake this simple task. Just the thing sUAS are made...
Being reported by GLOBES Yuval Azoulai Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1) has signed one of its largest arms deals, for the sale of $1.1 billion worth of missiles, anti-missile systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), intelligence and other systems. In a brief notice to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), IAI announced that it has signed a four-year $1.1 billion...
The AR.Drone 2.0 is at the crossroads where high-tech meets Icarus dream. Fly like a bird. View the earth from high above in high definition. Share your experience online with your friends. With the AR.Drone smartphone app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. You will be close to fly like a bird. Official website: http://www.ardrone2.com COMING IN 2012 This new flight...
Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract by Boeing Defense, Space & Security to design and fabricate structural components for the revolutionary Boeing SolarEagle unmanned aircraft. Aurora will design and fabricate the ribs and skins for the 400 foot long wing and the solar collection panels. The work includes components for both a subscale test article and a...
Step forward Drone Journalists, the new version of the popular Android and iOS controlled quad the Parrot AR.Drone now sports an HD camera. More importantly its improved sensors allow for better outdoor flight at altitude and a nifty new travelling feature lets users get the shot easily. Protected propellers are also a great advantage when flying amongst people. Top that off...
Some big claims for a new design. While the effectiveness of UAV systems is far more about systems innovation and systems integration than about platform design, the ability to effectively deploy these systems hinges heavily upon the choice of platform. This applies particularly to advanced sensory, weapons and communication systems, particularly those having significant bulk or mass. Drawing on...
A new chair for the committee shaping standards for UAS flight in the USA. Ted Wierzbanowski is a retired USAF Colonel and an experimental test pilot. He has been deeply involved in advanced aircraft development since the early 80s when he was the first Air Force test pilot/project manager for the X-29 program. During that time he also was the fighter...
These guidelines have been referenced numerous times in stories and commentary across the web and here as recently as part of the 2011 year wrap up. They are posted here as both a reference for what has been done not just as far as written down, but what was a baseline for small business viability and a fraction of what...
by Sgt. Keven Parry Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kan. – The Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is planning on adding a new combat strength to their capabilities in March with the addition of an unmanned aerial system company. F Company, CAB, will contribute to the brigade’s mission by flying the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial System....
BAE Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire, was awarded a $12,290,244 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for T-Pod Systems on the MQ-1C Unmanned Aircraft System. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Solicitation Number: W15P7T-12-R-C009 Notice Type: Sources Sought Synopsis: Added: Dec 02, 2011 10:49 am Information sought from qualified sources to meet requirements for a SIGINT Pod...
Drone Station is a Mac OS X compatible application for remote control of the Parrot AR.Drone quadricopter over a Wi-Fi connection. Drone Station allows customers to use a variety of commonly available joysticks, gamepads, and controllers to control their drone. Summary of features: * Compatible with AR.Drone firmware 1.5.1 through 1.7.11 * Real time video recording from front and...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 5 Jan. 2011. Military electro-optics experts at the Raytheon Co., Space and Airborne Systems in McKinney, Texas, are seeking to improve the resolution of the Multi-Spectral Targeting System-B (MTS-B) sensor pod for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft under terms of a $25.8 million contract awarded Tuesday from the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force...
Globes reports Talks are underway to solve the problem as founder and CEO Avi Leumi steps down after 14 years. 5 January 12 12:20, Ron Steinblatt and Ron Stein Sources inform ”Globes” that unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) makerAeronautics Ltd. CEO Avi Leumi is stepping down 14 years after founding the company, and that he is heading a search committee to...
Army News Service|by Skip Vaughn REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Uganda air force Pvt. Ronald Mudhasi locked his arm as instructed and flung the small remote-controlled airplane into the overcast sky. The Raven flew majestically above Test Area 3 but Mudhasi’s work wasn’t finished. He joined his countrymen and their instructors under a nearby canopy to help control the unmanned...
Avweek reports By Bill Sweetman, David Fulghum Washington, Washington The first clear pictures of the center-line reconnaissance bay on Lockheed Martin’s RQ-170 Sentinel show that the small unmanned aircraft was carrying sensor balls mounted in an internal compartment with specially treated transparent panels—developed for the F-22—when one of them crashed in Iran on Dec. 4. The new pictures were...
From the Sea Shepherd blog Australia Approves the Use of Drones by Sea Shepherd Antarctica is No Longer a Drone-free Zone From: Policy Coordination Branch. Australian Antarctic Division. Territories, Environment and Treaties Section Australian Antarctic Division. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 (“the Act”) Notice of Variation to determination under paragraph 12N(2)...
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation , received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apache Block III LONGBOW systems. The contract includes the first international purchase of the Block III LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) by Taiwan, which will receive 15 Block III LONGBOW FCR systems....
Seems like the recent privacy concerns raised by ACLU and others may have given Yavapai County the jitters. Scott Orr The Daily Courier PRESCOTT – The unmanned aerial vehicle program approved by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors in November is hung up on some technical issues, Board Chairman Tom Thurman said. At the board’s meeting Tuesday, two...
The Air Force Times reports By Jill Laster - Staff writer Posted : Monday Jan 2, 2012 9:08:59 EST A small drone designed by a group of Air Force Academy cadets could become the Air Force’s newest unmanned aerial vehicle. Its mission: become a target for F-22s and F-35s to shoot down during training. The Air Force is considering the small...
Andrew Darby, Hobart SEA Shepherd activists have received what they say is a reprimand from the Australian government over their use of aerial drones to track the Japanese whaling fleet. The Australian Antarctic Division has told the group the drones must have an urgent environmental impact assessment if they are to be used in Antarctic Treaty waters. The drones,...
