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A novel test aircraft of the Munich Technical University (Technische Universitaet Muenchen) successfully completed its maiden flight on Wednesday at the airfield of the MFC Red Baron near Heimstetten.
The Applied Technology Institute (ATI) in Washington D.C. has announced its new one-day short course on Unmanned Aircraft Systems for beginners.
Aversano Aircraft in Florida has been quietly developing an aircraft which it claims is “a whole new design, theory and all new technology for UAS performance, manoeuvrability and payload.” The Defender airframe is tried and tested and the company is now looking for partners who need a base for a future UAS.
This summer, 20 Master and PhD students can get a unique experience and learn about unmanned aerial systems. NAROM, the Norwegian Centre for Space-related Education, together with Andøya Rocket Range, Narvik University College, University of Tromsø, University of Bergen and NORUT host the first summer school about unmanned aerial systems with a technical approach at Andøya Rocket Range.
Global Hawk RQ-4B Block 40 configured for NATO AGS. Photo: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman recently submitted its final proposal for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) core capability – a trans-Atlantic cooperation that will meet the security challenges of the 21st century. The NATO AGS includes an air segment consisting of six Block 40 Global Hawks that will be missionized to meet NATO requirements.
Jackson State University computer engineering professor Kamal Ali has been awarded a research grant worth $517,062 from the U.S. Department of Defense for a three-year-project to build a simulator to test MAV autopilots.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will award a sole source cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to New Mexico State University Physical Sciences Laboratory (NMSU/PSL). This contract is for the acquisition of facilities, materials and support for flight testing for the Vulture programme flight demonstrator (FD) air vehicle.
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced yesterday that it has signed agreements with the University of North Dakota to jointly establish a UAS training centre at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.