Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ concept for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) air vehicle integrates technologies from F-35C, RQ-170 and other systems to provide persistent ISR and light strike capabilities. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
UAS Pilots Have Same Mental Health Rates as Jet Pilots
A new Pentagon study contrasting the mental-health concerns of pilots who actually climb into the cockpit – as opposed to military UAS pilots who sit at desks – shows that land-based pilots suffer 60% more mental-health maladies than their flying counterparts. Continue reading
FAA Forum Gauges Approval of UAS Privacy Policy
The Federal Aviation Administration held its first online UAS privacy forum last Wednesday afternoon, and a recurring theme emerged — many think the FAA shouldn’t be involved in UAS privacy at all. Continue reading
France Expects US Approval on Unarmed Reaper Sales by Year End
Washington is expected to grant permission for sale of unarmed Reapers to France by the end of the year. Continue reading
Hoverfly Technologies Creates Aerial Robotics Industry Association
After a positive meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the entrepreneurs behind Hoverfly Technologies are moving forward to create a new industry association and a Flight School certification programme for aerial robot operators across the nation. Continue reading
“Stealth-Ware” Clothing Line to Thwart Cell Tracking and UAS Surveillance
In a move that demonstrates that UAS, facial recognition technology, and cellphone snooping are starting to affect the broader culture, the New York-based artist Adam Harvey has designed a line of high-tech garments made with sophisticated fabrics that can block signals and thwart cameras. Continue reading
UVision Introduces Updated HERO UAS Family
UVision has rolled out modernized versions of the HERO-30 expendable reconnaissance UAS, and the HERO-400 Loitering Attack Munition, responding to market demand. Through the recent modernization the systems received upgrade in the propulsion, power generation, avionics and datalinks systems, as well as improved payloads. Continue reading
AeroVironment Sales Stall as US Defence Spending Dries Up
In the last decade, AeroVironment became the Pentagon’s top supplier of small UAS. Its financial balance sheet prospered, its unmanned systems delivered results and its technology landed on the cover of Time magazine as one of the year’s best inventions in 2011. Continue reading