Farmers and resource managers in Australia’s mid-west are set to reap the benefits of the latest technology that pairs computer programming with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Yearly Archives: 2013
Raytheon Gets $50M UAS Electro-Optical Targeting Systems Contract
U.S. Air Force officials needed electro-optical targeting systems for the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper hunter-killer unmanned aircraft system (UAS), as well as for manned helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. They found their solution from the Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems segment in McKinney, Texas. Continue reading
Biobot Insects Swarm to Explore Dangerous Environments
A research team from North Carolina State University has developed insect-like cyborgs, or “biobots”, which can penetrate foreign environments like collapsed buildings. Continue reading
Flying Server – A Tactical Cloud
Mercury Systems has released what it describes as a “flying server” able to be carried by airborne platforms and pods, which will bring a “tactical cloud” to the military.
General Atomics Gets $377M MQ-9 Reaper Production
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a maximum $377,400,000 not-to-exceed delivery order, undefinitized contract award on an existing firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2013 MQ-9 Reaper production. Continue reading
US Air Force to Sign Lease for UAS Technology Park at Grand Forks Base
The US Air Force will sign a lease with Grand Forks County in December, allowing a technology park for unmanned aircraft to be built at Grand Forks Air Force Base, the state’s congressional leaders and the governor said. Continue reading
Japan Government OK to Shoot Down Intruding UAS
Japan plans to shoot down foreign UAS that intrude into Japanese airspace if warnings for them to leave are ignored, a source close to the government said. Continue reading
AeroVironment Introduces Block Upgrade to Puma AE with 75 Percent Increase in Flight Duration
Photo: Courtesy AeroVironment, Inc.
At the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting in Washington on Monday, AeroVironment, Inc. introduced a series of enhancements to the battle-proven RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system that include new features and capabilities.