The U.S. Military relies on the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) to aid air, land and sea navigation. Like the GPS units in many automobiles today, a simple receiver and some processing power is all that is needed for accurate navigation. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
X-47B Unmanned Aerial Refueling Demo Victim Of Cuts
Plans to demonstrate autonomous aerial refueling of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat aircraft are a casualty of cuts in the U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2014 budget. Continue reading
ING Robotic Aviation Partners with Canadore College to Offer UAS Operations and Maintenance 10 Week Programme
Canadore College, in the city of North Bay, just 180 minutes north of Toronto, has partnered with ING Robotic Aviation to introduce a new course – Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Operations and Maintenance at the Aviation Campus. Continue reading
Insitu Partners with Santos Lab to Market Scan Eagle and Integrator UAS in Brazil
Santos Lab, a Rio de Janeiro-based start-up company, has signed a partnership agreement with Boeing subsidiary Insitu, and has unveiled two new unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Ionic Wind Thrusters – An Efficient Alternative to Conventional Atmospheric Propulsion Technologies ?
When a current passes between two electrodes — one thinner than the other — it creates a wind in the air between. If enough voltage is applied, the resulting wind can produce a thrust without the help of motors or fuel. Continue reading
UAV Factory Offers Super Silent UAS Muffler
After 7 months of the extensive development and testing, UAV Factory has released details of the low-noise muffler for small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
UAS Technology is Awsome..
This video shows Unmanned Aircraft Systems help the CFT Warrior complete its mission. Continue reading
Germany Favours Heron Over Predator
Germany is in talks with Israel to buy weaponised UAS for its military that are seen as more technologically advanced than US ones, according to the weekly Der Spiegel. Continue reading