The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hoping to develop a new unmanned submersible carrier vehicle called Hydra that would be able to launch small unmanned aircraft from underwater. The design would also be able to act as a carrier vehicle for releasing unmanned surface and underwater vehicles.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Man Behind Highway Drone Signs Steps Forward
Napa artist Stephen Whisler says he is the person who put up signs last week on Highway 101 and Highway 37 in Marin reading “Speed Enforced By Drones,” complete with a missile firing from the craft. Continue reading
US Coast Guard Cutter Deploys ScanEagle and Captures Smugglers
The US Coast Guard has completed the second of three planned shipboard demonstrations of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capabilities aboard Coast Guard Cutter ‘Bertholf’ .
Japan Considers UAS to Boost Surveillance in East Asia
The Japanese government will consider purchasing unmanned surveillance aircraft, similar to the U.S. military’s Global Hawk, to enhance its high-altitude surveillance capabilities and better respond to the changing security environment in East Asia, according to a draft outline of the Defence Ministry’s interim report. Continue reading
Mississippi State University Signs Agreement with US Army on Unmanned Aircraft Research
Mississippi State University is opening a new chapter in its research of unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
American States with UAS Legislation
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also commonly called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have many applications for law enforcement, land surveillance, wildlife tracking, search and rescue operations, disaster response, border patrol and photography among others.
JLENS Tested in Real-World Scenarios
The U.S. Army completed Early User Testing (EUT) of the Raytheon Company developed JLENS. During the six-week-long EUT, soldiers tested JLENS’ ability to operate in a number of complex scenarios that replicated an operational environment.
South African National Defence Force UAS Patrol Borders
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is increasingly using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as part of measures to keep the border under surveillance.