Hardly a surprise that the ScanEagle is perhaps to be deployed in Australia for what it was originally designed for! Marissa Calligeros There will be a new covert eye in the sky over waters off Queensland’s coast, with a Brisbane-based businesses to test unmanned aircraft’s ability to detect illegal fishing vessels. Insitu Pacific Pty Ltd, a Boeing subsidiary, has been commissioned by...
This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to most in the community, but the reverse engineering team is already going over Lockheed Martin’s handiwork with a fine toothcomb. From all accounts they see their fair share of U.S. hardware, but usually more pedestrian examples of UAS such as the Pioneer and Shadow. Hmm, I wonder where they...
Aerial imagery from the Aeryon Scout brings a new level of speed and accuracy to building 3D models of ground surfaces. This is particularly true for modeling and volume calculations in mining – where an aerial perspective reveals surface details that cannot be reliably measured from the ground. Aeryon customer and GIS service provider partner, Geo-Rhea, is a leader in...
BANGALORE: India is planning to develop a solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and scouting for a foreign partner for collaboration. The proposed solar-based UAV would have much longer flight duration – as high as 15 days – compared to conventional UAV, according to sources in the Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. “We are looking for collaboration with a...
Some places in this world are just too dirty, dull or dangerous for human pilots to fly. An airspace in the latter category is anywhere near gas flares in Alaska’s oilfields. With only a few seconds of warning, flames blast high in the air from a network of pipes, releasing the stress of sucking oil from deep in the...
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was inducted by AP police to track down Maoists even in deep forests, will begin its operations from February next year, said director-general of police, V. Dinesh Reddy. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was inducted by AP police to track down Maoists even in deep forests, will begin its operations from February...
With the return to the United States this month of two Oregon National Guard units — a 176-person company of engineers and a 21-man platoon of unmanned aerial vehicle operators — the state’s commitment to wars in the Middle East is approaching its lowest level of the last decade. “It’s coming to a historic low,” said Capt. Steve Bomar,...
Iranian TV has broadcast footage of an advanced US drone aircraft that Tehran says it brought down using electronic methods to override its controls. The BBC’s James Reynolds watched the footage and said the fact that the drone appeared undamaged provided some evidence to support Tehran’s version of events. The film was captioned “RQ170 – advanced US spy plane”...
Olivier Uyttebrouck Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico) December 8, 2011 Unmanned aircraft will be adapted for a wide range of civilian uses from firefighting to land management, but only after federal officials work out tricky regulatory challenges, experts predicted Wednesday after a drone flying exhibition at Santa Ana Pueblo. Unpiloted aircraft now are used largely for military...
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has won contracts in excess of 23 million Euros to provide logistics support for a range of systems. These include support agreements for the Tornado aircraft, Falco Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and a EUR 6 million contract to provide engineering support for the upgrade of radar systems. “Logistics support is an increasingly large part...
News from the UAVForge, it seems that DARPA are hearing the people and re designing the website, which in its current format is very difficult to navigate and use. It also looks like the teams entering may be given a little extra time to prepare. From the DARPA UAVForge newsletter.. Northwest UAV is now on contract to provide manufacturing...
By Lee Soon-hyuk The Navy’s intelligence gathering project on the North Korean military has been adrift for several years now. In addition to years of failed operation due to the crashes of two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the intelligence ships, frictions have erupted over follow-up efforts among the Navy, National Intelligence Service, and the Board of Audit and...
Press Release – Statement from Randy Babbitt “Today I submitted my resignation to Secretary Ray LaHood and it has been accepted. Serving as FAA Administrator has been an absolute honor and the highlight of my professional career. But I am unwilling to let anything cast a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day, 7 days a...
MONROVIA, Calif., Dec 06, 2011 AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV -0.22% today reported financial results for its second quarter ending October 29, 2011. “Continued demand for our unmanned aircraft and efficient energy systems, combined with effective execution by our team, produced second quarter revenue of $80.4 million, a year-over-year increase of 26%, and earnings per diluted share of $0.30, up from $0.01 a year...
Current sensor systems, like those being developed for DARPA’s Adaptable Sensor System (ADAPT) program, are increasingly complex; they offer advances in capabilities far beyond their current use. One significant limiting factor in our ability to leverage all of these advances is the lack of sophisticated, adaptive applications. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), for example, have become indispensible intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
The super-secret drone that Iran claims to have recovered was on a CIA “Focal Point” mission, gathering intelligence and likely crashed though it remains uncertain whether it was able to self-destruct, U.S. officials told National Journal on Tuesday. Controllers lost contact with the prized stealth unmanned aerial drone, the RQ-170 “Sentinel”, last week over western Afghanistan, said one government official who...
Vienna, 6th December 2011 Schiebel s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) is the only UAS taking part in the flight displays at LIMA (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace) Exhibition from 6th to 10th December 2011. The CAMCOPTER® S-100 unmanned helicopter has already performed flawlessly at exhibitions and air shows around the world and wrote aviation history in 2009 when it became...
Maybe this will slow things down, maybe not but the much touted by the media January 2012 start date looms. by MARK MEMMOTT The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who among other duties is in charge of the nation’s air traffic controllers, was charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday night in Fairfax, Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C. And Federal News...
WASHINGTON, Dec 05, 2011 The Naval Research Laboratory Vehicle Research Section has successfully completed flight tests for the Autonomous Deployment Demonstration (ADD) program. The final demonstration took place Sept. 1 at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., and consisted of a series of eight balloon-drops at altitudes of up to 57,000 ft, delivering sensor-emplacement Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft...
Once you start following these sort of stories its surprising how often they keep being reported! TEHRAN: Iran’s military on Sunday shot down a US Army RQ-170 unmanned aerial vehicle after it “briefly violated” Iranian territory in the east, near the Afghanistan and Pakistan borders, local media said. Al-Alam Arabic language satellite channel, quoting a military source, said the drone was shot down “a few hours ago.” Fars...
Mantis, a surveillance UAV designed to be easily transported and operated by either one or two soldiers, is ready to enter service 16:47 GMT, December 2, 2011 Madrid | In the framework of the European Robotics Week Indra has made a flight demo of two of its unmanned aircrafts: the Pelican helicopter and the Mantis plane, at Villamartin aerodrome...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Occupy Wall Street activists are protesting plans for a California firm to open a location in Cedar Rapids where it plans to build drones that will be used for emergency response and police work. AirCover Integrated Solutions has announced plans to locate in the historic Cherry Building and start making its small unmanned aerial vehicles early next year. The drones weigh less than...
The awaited maiden flight of Brock Technologies’ Inc, HAVOC Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), has arrived. On 24 OCT, 2011 the HAVOC took flight and by doing so instantly bridged the gap between affordability and capability. Designed and built by Brock Technologies Inc, the HAVOC was developed under a series of Air Force SBIR contracts (FA9451-09-M-0043 and FA9451-10-C-0010). The twin...
FORT WORTH, Texas | Elbit Systems of America, LLC, (“Elbit Systems of America”) a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., announced today that it purchased from General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (“GDATP”) its holdings in UAS Dynamics, LLC, (“UAS Dynamics”), a joint venture established by Elbit Systems of America and GDATP to provide UAS to the U.S....
A fantastic Friday morning story this one. Lots of very cool stuff coming out of the Harvard Robobee project, the seemingly impossible seems to be happening. Aviation at a size that could not have been dreamt about 100 years ago. Printed using methods inspired by pop up books and with vision based stabilization from a tiny camera. Will we...
At the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, the Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER) was stood up at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, March 2011. CRUSER has developed a forum that incorporates all aspects of Unmanned Systems including ethical issues concerning unmanned systems, manpower, acquisition cost, as well as the varied...
Now here is a University to attend, nine Scaneagles and an Aeryon Scout, cutting edge stuff!! Ned Rozell | UAF Geophysical Institute Some places in this world are just too dirty, dull or dangerous for human pilots to fly. An airspace in the latter category is anywhere near gas flares in Alaska’s oilfields. With only a few seconds of warning, flames blast...
