The deadly Naxal attack on the Congress leaders in Jagdalpur could have been prevented had the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) not been lying idle in faraway Hyderabad. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Accuas Offers New Unmanned Aerial Surveys Joint Operations Services in Canada
Accuas has developed innovative, market leading service offerings in response to the changing needs and increasing demand for UAS services for the surveying, geomatics, engineering and mining industries. Accuas now offers four levels of service: UAS Full Service, UAS Joint Operations, UAS Managed Services and Conventional Aerial Surveys. Continue reading
Euro Hawk Cancellation will not Affect NATO Global Hawk Programme
The cancelled German Euro Hawk project will most likely not have consequences on a similar project by NATO. The alliance plans to use five Global Hawk Block 40 type for its “Alliance Ground Surveillance” (AGS) system. Continue reading
EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop Grumman and EADS Statement on the Euro Hawk Programme
EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS have released the following statement on the Euro Hawk programme: Continue reading
First Test Flight of Domestic Algerian UAS Scheduled for July
Mustapha Yahi,the Director of the national Centre of research in welding and control (CSC), announced last Thursday in Algiers that the first trial of a prototype Algerian UAS will take place on July 5 at Sidi Bel Abbes. Continue reading
German National Railways to Test Anti-Graffiti UAS
Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, plans to test small UAS to try to reduce the amount of graffiti being sprayed on its property. Continue reading
US Forest Service Drops Plans to Use UAS in Montana and North Idaho
Last week, the US Forest Service officials said they’ve dropped plans to use unmanned aircraft systems to survey forest fires because of clashes with Federal Aviation Administration rules. While some national forest firefighters in Alaska touted the remote-control planes’ ability to map forest fires in thick smoke, their legality proved a limitation. Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Turbofan Powers Triton Flight
A single Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engine powers the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, unmanned aircraft built by a Northrop Grumman-lead team. Continue reading