Austria’s Minister of Defence, Norbert Darabos, says that his country plans to buy surveillance UAS for use at home and abroad. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
RPAS 2012 – ICAO UAS Study Group: Current Status & the Way Ahead
UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris from June 5 – 7 opens this morning with the first presentation of the day given by Leslie Cary of ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization entitled: “ICAO UAS Study Group: Current Status & the Way Ahead”. Continue reading
Boeing Phantom Eye Completes First Autonomous Flight
Boeing’s Phantom Eye UAS completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Continue reading
Aeronautics Get $50m Orbiter Contract from Russia
Russia could be buying more unmanned aircraft from Israel as part of a new $50 million package negotiated with Israel’s third UAS manufacturer Aeronautics Ltd. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Honoured By AIAA
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that it was recently honoured by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) with a local award for outstanding aerospace management. Continue reading
Solar Impulse Flies from Madrid to Rabat, Morocco Today
Solar Impulse HB-SIA successfully completed its first leg of its voyage to Kingdom of Morocco after a technical stop in Madrid on Thursday 24 of May. Continue reading
RPAS 2012 – EUROCAE WG93 on Light RPAS: Introduction & Objectives
On the second day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Ron van de Leijgraaf, from Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands (on behalf of EUROCAE WG 93) will deliver his presentation on “WG on Light RPAS: Introduction & Objectives”.
AeroVironment Gets $15.8 Million Initial Order from US Army for RQ-11B Raven
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it received a $15,813,406 firm fixed-price authorization to perform on May 22, 2012 from the United States Army as the initial portion of a contract action with a total projected value of $65,889,191. Continue reading