The US Customs and Border Protection Agency is looking for a contractor that can help it evaluate the feasibility of using Unmanned Aircraft Systems to monitor the movement of possible human intruders into the United States along the U.S.-Mexican border. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
27th Bristol International UAV Systems Conference in April 2012
The 27th Bristol International UAV Systems Conference will be held on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 April 2012 in Bristol, United Kingdom. Continue reading
Energy Companies Monitor Pipelines and Wildlife with UAS
Aeryon Scout
Energy companies have been testing small, unmanned aircraft as potential pipeline and drilling rig monitors. Continue reading
US Army Wants Second UAS Launch Site at Dugway Proving Ground
The US Army wants to add a launch site at Dugway Proving Ground for drones that would fly south 150 miles over the Snake Valley in western Utah and back to the Army base. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 Programme
Northrop Grumman Corporation has released the following statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 programme: Continue reading
Pentagon Plans 30% Increase in UAS Fleet
Chart: The Wall Street Journal
The Pentagon plans to expand its global network of unmanned aircraft and special-operations bases in a fundamental realignment meant to project US power even as it cuts back conventional forces.
Aurora Flight Sciences Sells First Centaur to Switzerland
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the Swiss Department of Defence has become the first customer for the Centaur Optionally-Piloted Aircraft. Continue reading
University Of Colorado Boulder Uses UAS to Assess Decline Of Arctic Sea Ice in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea
CU-Boulder Research Professor James Maslanik, left, CU-Boulder graduate student Ian Crocker, centre, and NOAA researcher John Adler, right - Photo : University of Colorado
A national research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is embarking on a two-year, multi-pronged effort to better understand the impacts of environmental factors associated with the continuing decline of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.