Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. a National Security Solutions provider, announced that Clement “Clem” Greek has joined the company as Director of Army Aviation and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Initiatives for Kratos Technology & Training Solutions (TTS).
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Global Hawk Completes First Production Acceptance Multi-Intelligence Sensor Flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the newest RQ-4 Global Hawk completed the first of many production acceptance flights of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package on May 25, flown from Palmdale, California.
GRASP Labs Tower-Building Quadrotor Team
After showing off their ‘bloopers’ we thought that it was only fair to give space to another of the GRASP Labs successes – a team effort by both man & machines. All is explained in the commentary.
‘A Concept for UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval’ – EUROCAE Report Now Published
The EUROCAE Report on ‘UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval’, which was issued in March 2011, is now available for purchase directly from the organisation.
Pigeon’s Eye View Inspires Next Generation Auto-Piloted Aircraft
A recent study on how birds can fly so quickly and accurately through dense forests has opened a new avenue for developments in robotics and auto-pilots. Continue reading
US Navy Awards Neany $20M Contract for Persistent Surveillance UAS
The US Navy has awarded North Eastern Aeronautical Company, Inc. (Neany) a $19,998,314 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Persistent Surveillance Unmanned Aerial System (PSUAS).
US Army Gives Lockheed Martin $47M Procurement Contract
Lockheed Martin, Mission System & Sensors, Owego, N.Y., was awarded a $47,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for procurement of autonomous technologies for unmanned aerial systems to maximize performance requirements and capabilities with mature technologies.
Back Inside the Quadrotor Thunderdome with Kinect
This video was taken inside the Quadrotor Thunderdome in Zurich, aka the Flying Machine Arena at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, part of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute for Technology, Zurich).