Ampex Data Systems Corporation has announced the release of its ruggedized ultra compact airborne recorder, the TuffServ 40 (TS 40). Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Pilots Group Challenges Restricted UAS Airspace at Grand Forks
The Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association said in a January 10 statement that the proposal for a restricted airspace set aside for unmanned aircraft systems south of Devils Lake near Grand Forks “raises more questions than it answers, undermines safety, and would set a dangerous precedent in creating additional restricted airspace for use solely by UAS.” Continue reading
ARGUS Being Tested on Hummingbirds for Afghanistan
Next Media Animation prepared this clip to demonstrate ultra-powerful Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System, or ARGUS that is being fitted on three Boeing A160 Hummingbirds being deployed to Afghanistan this spring. Continue reading
AAI/Textron Unveils Modified Aerosonde
AAI/Textron has unveiled an updated version of the Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) featuring a heavy fuel engine and modified wings. The changes will allow the aircraft to survive harsh recoveries. Continue reading
Third MIDCAS Workshop to be Held in Brussels on 23 February 2012
The third MIDCAS Workshop will be held in the Eurocontrol Offices in Brussels (Belgium) on Thursday 23 February 2012. Continue reading
K-Max First Cargo Flight in Afghanistan
A detachment of US Marines recently completed the first unmanned aircraft system cargo delivery in a combat zone with a remotely-piloted helicopter, moving about 3,500 pounds of supplies from Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan to Combat Outpost Payne. Continue reading
US Army Sees Bright Future for VTOL UAS
Lt. Col. Hilton Nunez, with Army G-2, talks with Steve Bond of Northrop Grumman about the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle, near a model of the LEMV, during the Association of the United States Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition - Photo: C. Todd Lopez
During the Association of the United States Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition, just outside Washington, D.C. on January 12th., Lieutenant General Robert P. Lennox, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8, touched on the future of vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Gets Falcon System
Mesa County Sheriff’s Office (Grand Junction, CO, USA) received a complete Falcon system consisting of two Falcons and a ground control station. Continue reading