MBDA will begin a new round of live flight tests of its Saber guided bomb – one solution for weaponising the Shadow – later this year, according to Doug Denneny, the company’s Vice President of Business Development. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
DARPA UAVFORGE – icarusLabs Original Design
This ‘Proof of Flight’ video from icarusLabs posted in the DARPA uavforge competition shows candidly the various obstacles and solutions that the young engineers experienced in developing their entry. Continue reading
US Air Force Launches Military Satellite to Improve Communications with Unmanned Aircraft
The US Air Force has sent into space a satellite that is expected to improve communications with unmanned military aircraft in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Continue reading
MIT Scientist Study Birds to Discover Maximum Theoretical UAS Speeds
The northern goshawk zips through a forest at high speeds, constantly adjusting its flight path to keep from colliding with trees and other obstacles. Continue reading
FAA Announces 20th. RTCA Special Committee 203 UAS Meeting
The FAA is issued a notice to advise the public of the twentieth meeting of RTCA Special Committee 203, Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
DARPA UAVFORGE Competition – Camera Stabilisation System Demonstration
This video of the Ecilop 1 camera stabilisation system by Aleksey Zaitsevsky is one of the more original entrants in the DARPA uavforge competition. Continue reading
Rheinmetall and Cassidian form JV for UAS Activities
Rheinmetall KZO
Rheinmetall and Cassidian have agreed to pursue Rheinmetall’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems activities together in a Joint Venture. Continue reading
US Air Force Issues RFI for Advice on RPA Safety
The US Air Force issued a Request for Information (RFI) and Market Research Survey to locate qualified business concerns for the procurement of the Air Force Safety Center’s (AFSC) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) for the AFSC, Flight Safety Division (AFSC/SEF) located at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. Continue reading