Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton said that the new squadron of Reapers would be based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire – the first time that unmanned aircraft operating in Afghanistan will be controlled from a base in the UK.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Turkish Aerospace Industries Mosquito on Display at IDEF
Photo © Tolga Ozbek
Turkish Aerospace Industries used the IDEF show in Istanbul to exhibit its Sivrisinek/Mosquito unmanned helicopter for the first time in public. It is currently in flight test.
Qatar May Buy Mini-UAV from Turkey
Turkish manufacturer Kale-Baykar is close to securing the first international sale of its Gozcu mini unmanned aircraft with Qatar apparently interested in acquiring the system.
US Congress Freezes Funds for UCLASS Programme
Congress will freeze development dollars for the Navy’s new unmanned, carrier-based aircraft until the sea service and DoD provide Capitol Hill with information on the requirements development, acquisition strategies and possible alternatives tied to those programmes, according to a House version of the Fiscal Year 2012 Defence Bill.
First UAS Graduates from the University of North Dakota
The first University of North Dakota students graduating with a BS in Aeronautics with a Major in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations. (Left to right); Adam Julson, Chris Burger, Brett Whalin, Jeremy Duke and Alex Gustafson stand with an UAS -Scan Eagle outside of Clifford Hall on camus. (Photo Credit: Jackie Lorentz)
Among the nearly 1,500 students who received degrees from the University of North Dakota during spring commencement on Saturday were the first graduates in the nation with degrees in unmanned aircraft systems operations.
Adept Showcases Maveric UAS from Prioria
Adept Technology announced that it will add an aerial robot to its range of land-based wheeled mobile platforms. The products from Adept MobileRobots group were showcased at the IEEE ICRA 2011 Conference, which was held at the Shanghai International Convention Centre in Shanghai, China from May 9-13, 2011.
Cassidian and TAI sign Talarion MoU at IDEF
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed yesterday at the 10th International Defence Industry Fair held in Istanbul between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. to establish a close collaboration in the Talarion programme.
NOAA’s Arctic Mission Complete
UAS from Norway (left), the United States (centre), and Russia (right) with the flight teams in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. Photo Credit: Kjell-Sture Johansen/Norut
An international research team, including scientists from NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab in Seattle, completed a series of unmanned flights over the Arctic on April 30.