Canada’s military wants its next unmanned aircraft system to be capable of dropping search-and-rescue supplies in the Arctic and in other areas as it looks to expand UAS roles into activities formerly conducted by manned platforms. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Indonesia Prepares Mass Production of UAS
Indonesia has announced that it will begin to mass-produce unmanned surveillance aircraft this year. Analysts say Indonesia’s local UAS development and production is part of a broader trend of rapidly modernizing militaries in the Asia Pacific. Continue reading
Greenland’s Offshore Drilling Ban Favours UAS-based Aerial Oil Spill Response System
A recent ban in offshore drilling licenses in Arctic waters could mean new opportunity for Scout Exploration Inc. Scout’s air-deployed spill response system – capable of reaching distant offshore spills more rapidly than current methods could be a part of a balanced approach toward responsible offshore development, operation and advancing environmental protection. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Modernize U.S. Joint Theatre Air Operations System
Lockheed Martin is upgrading the command and control system that allows Joint Force Air Component Commanders to deploy air assets, execute air tasking orders and synchronize management of air operations. Continue reading
US Army Moves Ahead on Manned-Unmanned Teaming
The US Army is taking a multi-pronged approach to upgrading its rotary-wing and unmanned aircraft fleets, investing in technologies that will not only allow helicopter pilots to monitor feeds from UAS, but also operate the sensors and weapon systems from safe distances. Continue reading
Germany May Favour Reaper Over Heron TP
The German government and military may acquire be leaning in favour of buying armed American UAS, rather than Israel’s Heron TP, as previously reported. Continue reading
Virgin Galactic Breaks Speed of Sound in 1st Rocket-Powered Flight of SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on April 29. Continue reading
Four Decades of UAS Research at NASA Dryden – Video
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center recently posted this video celebrating its heritage of developmental and operational experience with unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading