Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has undertaken the development of the key “Seek and Avoid System” technology for ADTI’s next generation UAS. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Quadrotors Play James Bond Theme
Deputy Dean for Education at Penn University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab member Vijay Kumar presented some groundbreaking work at the TED2012 Conference, an international gathering of people and ideas from technology, entertainment and design, including this remarkable video of the lab’s quadrotors. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $17M Reaper Support Contract for Italy
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, is being awarded a $16,870,978 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor logistics support for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Reaper. Continue reading
RUAG’s Laser-Based Automatic UAS Landing System
Swiss company RUAG has developed OPATS (Object Position and Tracking Sensor) – a laser-based automatic landing system for UAS that represents a cost-efficient alternative to radar-based landing systems. Continue reading
China’s Ship-Launched UAS Will Use Genetic Algorithms to Hunt Submarines
Chinese navy researchers have published a paper explaining how they plan to hunt submarines using ship-launched unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Israel Swapped UAS Data Link Codes with Russia – WikiLeaks
Israel and Russia contracted a deal several years ago under which Israel provided Russia with codes for UAS it sold to Georgia in exchange for Iranian aerial defence system codes. Continue reading
US Navy Selects 3 Bidders for $874M Service Contract
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AAI, Boeing and a Computer Sciences Corp (CSC)/Saab team were selected by the US Navy today to compete for task orders for services provided by unmanned aircraft systems worth up to $874 million. Continue reading
The Netherlands Issues RFI for MALE UAS
The Netherlands has launched the process to acquire a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system capability later this decade, with its defence ministry seeking information from potential suppliers. Continue reading