Mav6 filed another progress report on assembly of the M1400 Blue Devil 2 at airship maker TCOM‘s hangar in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
US Air Force Budget Balances UAS and Operators
The US Air Force says it needs to scale back buying its UAS while it gets enough human beings in place to operate them and interpret the surveillance data they collect. Congress decided that the Air Forces might need more cash, just in case. Continue reading
San Francisco Seen From Goodyear Blimp c.1965
Interesting 20-minute video from 1965 of the San Francisco Bay Area shot from the Goodyear Blimp. Continue reading
Electronic Magnetic Interference Test for US Navy’s UCLASS Aircraft 10 Times That of Manned Aircraft
Most aircraft slated to go onto aircraft carriers have to go through an electronic magnetic interference test that bathes the design in about 200 volts per meter.
UK Prepares Against UAS Attack at Olympics
A surface-to-air missile on top of a tower block in Waltham Forest, East London
A senior UK Army officer has warned that unmanned aircraft carrying deadly poison could be used in a devastating terrorist attack during the Olympic Games.
US Army Issues RFI for Market Research on EO/IR Payload for Shadow UAS
The US Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)-Belvoir Division (ACC-APG-Belvoir) is conducting market research on behalf of the United States Army, Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Air Systems Division (ASD) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. Continue reading
Switzerland Shortlists Hermes 900 and Heron 1
The Swiss defence acquisition authority Armaswiss has shortlisted two Israeli Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the next generation Swiss unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. Continue reading
Sweden’s Imint Appoints Aydin as North American Distributor
Image Intelligence AB has announced the signing of a new North American distribution and support agreement with Aydin Visual Solutions (AVS) a Video Display Corporation (VDC). Continue reading