This video of ‘spectacularly unsuccessful’ experiments performed at the GRASP Lab was posted on YouTube last week – it could well have been a sequence from a ‘video gags’ TV show…
Monthly Archives: July 2011
U.S. Air Force Wants Airborne Sensors to Analyse Prior to Transmission
The U.S. Air Force wants its airborne sensors to do some preliminary analysis work automatically before transmitting that information back to intelligence analysts, a service official said.
China’s HALE Revealed – First Photos
Chinese Internet pictures reveal a new unmanned aircraft with a diamond-shape wing structure – a joined wing and tail that could considerably increase range and payload and produce better handling at high altitudes. The new Xianglong is equipped with a jet engine mounted on top of the fuselage between the V-shape tail wings.
AeroVironment Executives Targeted by Al Qaeda
Federal authorities have warned corporate executives at AeroVironment that they are among about 60 targets suggested by members of an Al Qaeda-connected website forum.
U.S. Geological Survey Office Introduces UAS to Count Wildlife
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) biologist Leanne Hanson narrates this video showing how the Raven-A small unmanned aircraft system works in the field and what it “sees” from the air.
First Geocopter GC-201 Delivered to Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory
The Dutch Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (R-UAV) manufacturer GEOCOPTER from the Netherlands officially delivered its first Light Unmanned Rotorcraft System, designated GC-201, to its launching customer and development partner: the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR).
US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout Deploys Southwest Asia Region
Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 42 Detachment Two on the Guided-Missile Frigate USS Halyburton
The Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical-takeoff/ vertical-landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) has deployed for the first time in the Southwest Asia region, where the helicopter is being tested in the challenging environments of the Arabian Sea and Afghanistan.
USA: Arlington Police Test Small Unmanned Aircraft for Public Safety Purposes
Photo : Arlington Police Department
Arlington police are testing small unmanned aircraft designed to take high-resolution video and photos of traffic accidents, hostage situations, pursuits of suspects and other emergency situations too dangerous to send personnel.