The Spanish government is considering introducing unmanned aircraft to increase their maritime border surveillance in the Strait of Gibraltar. Tests have already taken place.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Raytheon UAS Open Architecture Enables Seamless Integration of Weapons And Sensors
Raytheon Company is developing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework capable of providing unmanned aircraft systems with a mechanism that enables rapid integration of weapons and sensors. Continue reading
UAS Industry Leaders in Dayton Unite to Develop and Market UAS Services for Agriculture
UAS industry leaders in Dayton have announced that they will work with a North Dakota organization to develop and market UAS services for agriculture.
UAV Factory Penguin B Flies 26 Hours with a Two-Stroke Model Engine
On the late evening of August 10th of 2011, the UAV Factory team set out for a flight with the aim to break the 40 hour endurance record with a two-stroke model engine. The aircraft was the 20 kg, Penguin B , manufactured by UAV Factory Ltd.
US Missile Defense Agency Testing Reaper as Missile Hunter
The General Atomics Reaper may eventually go from hunting terrorists to hunting hostile ballistic missiles. It may get a new mission as a frontline cueing system for the burgeoning U.S. missile defence architecture. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) officials say the Reaper and its Raytheon MTS-B sensor are showing promise.
Pentagon Approves Larger Navy MQ-8 Fire Scout
The Pentagon has approved the requirement for an “endurance upgrade” to the U.S. Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout, with a larger aircraft to provide increased payload and range to support special operations forces.
India Develops Own Gas Turbine Engine for its UCAV
Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) officials say that the Kaveri aero-engine, which incidentally is over 22 years in the making by now with a sanctioned cost of Rs 2,893 crore ($388M), can power unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) because they “do not require the kind of higher thrust” needed for the indigenous Tejas LCA (light combat aircraft).
Raven Crashes in Mogadishu
Security officials in Somalia say that a UAS crashed into a house near the Libyan Embassy in the capital, Mogadishu, on Friday, but they did not provide details about who was operating the unmanned aircraft.