The Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization today announced at Eurosatory it has awarded AeroVironment a firm fixed-price order of $9.6 million to supply the Danish Armed Forces with the company’s Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Northrop Grumman to Unveil Advanced BAMS with AESA and ‘Due Regard’ Radar
Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to unveil on Thursday an advanced version of the BAMS, with a considerably reinforced airframe and new sensors and software. Continue reading
Boeing Close to Final UCLASS Design
Boeing is getting “very close to having what we’d say is a very capable design” to pitch for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme, according to Chris Chadwick, President of the company’s military aircraft division. Continue reading
SAAB Skeldar Demonstrates Real-Time Sensor-to-Shooter Loop
Saab recently performed a unique live demonstration of how the Skeldar system operates together with other tactical systems – adding a link in the sensor-to-shooter loop. Continue reading
University of Nevada, Reno Scientists Design Low-Cost Indoor Navigation System for Blind
University of Nevada, Reno computer science engineering team Kostas Bekris and Eelke Folmer presented their indoor navigation system for people with visual impairments at two national conferences in the past two weeks. Continue reading
Joggobot – A Friendly UAS Running Companion
The Joggobot has the potential to change much about the way we exercise. At the moment, it’s a relatively simple device — just a quadrotor UAS that keeps up with you on your runs. Continue reading
France Orders Five More Sperwer from SAGEM
Sagem has received a follow-on order to supply the French army with five Sperwer Mk II tactical unmanned aircraft, with deliveries to conclude by mid-2013.
Most American Air Force UAS Not Coming Home from Afghanistan
Contrary to some assumptions, the US Air Force remotely piloted aircraft won’t all end up back in the United States as US troops leave Afghanistan, General Norton Schwartz said on June 11 at an Air Force Association breakfast in Arlington, Va. Continue reading