The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. It was named “fork-tailed devil” (Zwieselsteißteufel) by the Luftwaffe and “two planes, one pilot” (2飛行機、1パイロット, Ni hikoki, ichi pairotto) by the Japanese. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
MDA Gets $11.3 M Raven Contract from Canada’s Department of National Defence
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at $11.3 million with Canada’s Department of National Defence to “provide an Unmanned Aerial Surveillance solution”. Continue reading
Civilian Drones – Search and Rescue – Video
This 50-minute documentary details the bureaucratic challenges faced by search and rescue personnel and their desperate need for civilian UAS which are currently restricted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading
Aeroscraft Damaged by Collapsed Hangar Roof
Airship maker Aeros is still in a holding pattern, waiting to know for sure whether its prototype Aeroscraft is repairable after a hangar collapsed on it earlier this month. Continue reading
Australian Scientists Study Bee Landing Techniques for UAS Applications
Australian neuroscientists studying bees’ flight have uncovered a surprisingly simple guidance strategy which could be used by UAS, stealth fighters and even spacecraft. Continue reading
DARPA Spends $26M on UAS Laser Defence Weapons
US military researchers are hiring two defence companies to develop technology for pod-mounted laser weapons to protect manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR)-guided surface-to-air missiles.
Flying an AR Parrot with Google Glass is “Like Being a Bird”
The walls of Fredia Huya-Kouadio’s apartment are scuffed up. They’ve got black marks all over them, from the times his AR Parrot has crashed into them. But these days, it happens much less often: Huya-Kouadio has successfully managed to fly it using just Google Glass. Continue reading
Australia Funds UAS Agriculture Research
High-Tech UAS able to spot weeds, pests and disease from the air will be among the research initiatives set to benefit from an A$ 8.75 million injection into science and innovation in Australia. Continue reading