Russia’s military hardware manufacturers have already started developing their own unmanned aircraft. Although this is a secret task, experts say that these aircraft could be similar to the American Predators. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Moffett Field Hangar One – Stripdown of 79 Year Old Structure Almost Complete
The stripping down of Moffett Field Hangar One is nearly complete. The 79-year-old hangar’s walls and roof contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos and lead paint. Continue reading
Robert Dewar of AdaCore on UAS, Software and Security
The security and reliability of unmanned aircraft is of considerable concern, especially when are increasingly employed in public airspace.
Pentagon Eyes UAS App Store
The US military has dozens of different types of UAS and each one has its own unique controller. And each of those various controllers flies a single robot. There’s no system that controls multiple UAS at once. One Pentagon office thinks that’s an archaic way of doing business.
Simlat Provides Saint Louis University with Turnkey UAS Training System
Simlat has announced a recently awarded contract to provide a highly advanced UAS training system to Saint Louis University’s Center for Aviation Safety Research (CASR). Continue reading
Satellite Spots Lockheed’s Mystery UAS
A commercial satellite has spotted a mysterious unmanned aircraft parked at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
UK and France to Sign Joint UAS Contracts in July ?
Photo: Dassault Neuron
Dassault Aviation and BAE Systems are waiting for the British and French governments to decide whether to sign a 40 million euro technology development contract for their long-awaited Medium-Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) UAS, according to Eric Trappier, Dassault’s Head of International Affairs.
Surrogate UAS Prepares For Maiden Flight In UK Airspace
A Jetstream aircraft known as ‘The Flying Test Bed’, which can fly as if it were a UAS , is undergoing a series of flight trials in preparation for the first maiden flight of a surrogate UAS in UK shared airspace later this year. Continue reading