MELBOURNE, Fla. & ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec 01, 2011 Enhances capabilities by incorporating standard Department of Defense waveform for receiving video from small Unmanned Aerial Systems. –Empowers users with greater control over video feeds and embedded metadata, such as position location information. –Applies Harris expertise to address growing demand for secure video at the tactical edge. Harris Corporation , an international...
DAVIS, Calif., Dec 1, 2011 Moller International, Inc. (MI) (otc-qb:MLER), the developer of the Skycar(R) aircraft, the Rotapower(R) line of rotary engines and the Aerobot(R) line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) today announced the appointment of Mr. Hugh Power to its board of directors. Filling a recently vacated position, Mr. Power brings more than 25 years of management and...
A major defense contractor has joined with AVX Aircraft Co., a fledgling Fort Worth company, in an effort to win a Navy contract for an unmanned surveillance helicopter. AVX officials announced Wednesday that they teamed with BAE Systems, a $36 billion international conglomerate based in Great Britain, to submit a proposal for the planned Medium Range Maritime Unmanned Aerial...
Marine authorities in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning near the North Korea-China border are using an unmanned aerial vehicle to watch illegal activities in waters off North Korea. Since not many countries use UAVs for coastal patrols, there is speculation that China wants to monitor North Korean defectors who escape by sea. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post...
Some dodgy figures here we think. From the Korean Herald Korea on Wednesday unveiled its first unmanned tiltrotor aircraft, capable of vertical takeoff and landing as well as high-speed navigation. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute disclosed the new “smart” aircraft at the aerospace center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province. The state-funded aerospace think...
Raytheon completes first captive flight test of Small Tactical Munition Phase II. Paving the way for one target one air dropped weapon missions! TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 30, 2011 Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed captive carry tests of its Small Tactical Munition Phase II configuration, paving the way for flight tests. “Raytheon developed STM Phase II to provide the warfighter a...
By PIERRE TRAN French senators late Monday lopped EUR109 million off the defense ministry’s planned procurement budget for 2012 to protest a decision to buy Israeli-developed unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles that were to be modified to French requirements by local arms company Dassault Aviation SA (AM.FR). The amendment, adopted Nov. 29 by a Socialist-led Senate, seeks to cut the...
According to the Lexington Institute, gaining air superiority in order to guard tactical UAVs carrying payloads such as Hood Tech’s imaging systems will be critical in future conflicts. The need to establish early air superiority was most recently illustrated in the conflict in Libya. “Once U.S. and NATO forces had destroyed Gaddafi’s air defense and command and control systems,...
MetaVR will exhibit its products and technology in Booth #1249 at the annual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference and Trade Show (I/ITSEC), November 28 – December 1, 2011, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL, USA. MetaVR™ is the largest supplier of unmanned aerial system (UAS) commercial 3D visualization software for the US military with over 1,000...
For over five years, the American infantry’s favorite UAS has been the tiny (2.2 kg/4.4 pound) Raven micro-UAS. But over the last few years, the slightly larger (3.2 kg/7 pound) Desert Hawk 3 (DH3) has been gaining in popularity. DH3 uses an Xbox like controller, which most troops are already familiar with. The UAS, once the parts are snapped together, has a 1.4 meter...
Vienna, 29 November 2011 Schiebel s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has once again successfully proven its highly efficient maritime capability, this time onboard the new Gowind class OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), L ADROIT built by DCNS and handed over to the French Navy in October 2011. Operating at the cutting edge of technology, the S-100 successfully completed a series of flights...
By Dave Majumdar of the Air Force Times The Air Force is still producing new pilots for unmanned aircraft, a spokeswoman said, although the service has dispatched its cadre of UAV instructors on combat missions. “The basic training pipeline for Air Force Pilots, RPA Pilots and Sensor Operators is active,” Air Combat Command spokeswoman Kelly Sanders wrote in...
Swedish soldiers are to be taught how to shimmy up trees in the proper fashion in case they need to salvage unmanned drones caught in canopies. Members of the airborne unit, which operates Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Afghanistan (among other places), will take a course in advanced tree climbing on request of the headquarters in Stockholm. “We have...
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov 28, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy will be able to increase the pace and productivity of the X-47B flight test program following the successful first flight Nov. 22 of the second air vehicle developed for the Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. The tailless,...
The FRAC Centre in Orléans, France will for the first time host an exhibition to be built entirely by flying robots. Titled “Flight Assembled Architecture,” the six meter-high tower will be made up of 1,500 prefabricated polystyrene foam modules. The exhibition has been developed by Swiss architect Gramazio & Kohler and Italian robot designer Raffaello D’Andrea, to inspire new...
Speaking in this months regulators newsletter John Mc Cormick, CASA head says, “At present each application for an unmanned aircraft systems operations is a standalone exercise and requires significant education of applicants,” “With a rapid increase in activity in this sector there is a risk that unsafe decisions could be made without comprehensive guidance material being available.” CASA will...
In June of this year a FOIA request was made on behalf of the sUAS News for a copy of the UAS ARC charter and membership list. At the time of the ARC’s convening, rumors where that no one had yet seen the charter. It’s a strange concept to put something together for supposed public benefit without going public with...
WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Aeryon Labs, manufacturer of the Aeryon Scout, has been named the Ontario winner of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters 2011 Regional Awards for New Technology, recognizing achievements and success realized by developing and implementing innovative new technologies into their products and processes. Awarded on behalf of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), the award recognizes...
According to AlterNet, the UAV carrying Hood Tech Vision’s imaging system has flown about half the US Navy’s total flight hours this year: “…Navy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have flown more than 21,800 hours this year.” More than 10,000 of those hours were logged by the model carrying the Hood Tech imaging systems. This year almost all the Navy’s...
Asmara Aerospace, which specializes in UAV courses and Composite UAV Airframes, is currently offering a unique training course in Composite UAV Fabrication to all government agencies and military institutions around the world. The course, which lasts between 2 to 6 weeks, teaches delegates everything about fabricating UAV airframes using composite materials. Materials such as Carbon Fibre, Fibreglass, Epoxy Resin,...
Southport, Manitoba (November 22, 2011) – Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. and Unmanned Systems Canada are pleased to announce that the 2012 Student Unmanned Aerial Vehicle competition will be hosted at the Southport Airport, Manitoba from May 4-6 2012. This national competition challenges university/college students from across Canada and various academic disciplines to design, build and fly their Unmanned Aerial...
Is that a box really a box?? The University of Florida is seeking companies interested in commercializing a palm-sized aerial vehicle that alters its shape to avoid detection. The small flyer, equipped with a camera and microphone, is capable of transforming into an inconspicuous object (e.g. a soda can) upon landing. In recent decades, unmanned micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) have...
TiaLinx Inc., a developer of remotely controlled small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) integrated with mm-wave miniaturized radars, announced launch of its software-defined multi-function radar sensor implemented in its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform. The Phoenix50-A VTOL sUAS system is capable of performing various functions, such as motion detection within a compound, scanning the ground for unexploded ordnance (UXO), and non-line of...
We predict that this .PDF will sit on the hardrive of every serious UAS operator that uses photogrammetry and structure from motion. In it Krzysztof describes in some detail how to achieve the best results with any sUAS and makes a very good case for his Pteryx platform. The formulas and concepts can be applied to any homebrew platform though. Download your...
CATI Training Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver eight X-TUAS™ ground control station (GCS) unmanned aerial systems training devices to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach, Fla., campus. The training devices will be part of the new CATI UAS Laboratory supporting the university’s new Bachelor of Science degree program in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Science. The eight systems...
In this sUAS News exclusive you get a behind the hanger door view of the fleet flown by the PSL (Physical Science Laboratory.) I finally found myself in close enough proximity to the university to make a visit. Not just down here enjoying the warm and dry climate, but on assignment supporting the NIE at WSMR (White Sands Missile...
SAN DIEGO – 18 November 2011 – 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 its successful participation in a U.S. Air Force exercise designed to demonstrate the capability of an aerostat equipped with maritime radar and an Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor to provide situational awareness...
