Nowadays pipelines are unprotected against different threats over hundreds of kilometers. In several countries oil and gas industry is still up to 95% of the national income! Sabotage or technical damages mean significant financial losses and also environmental problems, e.g. contamination of the ground during a leakage.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Curtiss P40 Kittyhawks Very Low & Fast
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Two Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk fighters at low altitude while displaying at the Classic Fighters Marlborough 2007 Airshow. Continue reading
Oklahoma-based FireFlight Fights Fires with UAS
Fireflight, an Oklahoma-based unmanned aircraft systems company whose aircraft have been used by government agencies and The American Red Cross, offers standard integrated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) packages that are optimized for three basic missions: “stand and stare”; rapid response; complete overhead picture. Continue reading
DARPA Unveils Atlas – A 6-Foot-Tall Humanoid Robot
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Meet Atlas, a new, 6-foot, 2-inch-tall humanoid robot designed for a contest being held by the US Defense Department. The 290-pounds machine is being called “one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built,” in no small part due to its 28 different hydraulic joints and freakishly good balance. Continue reading
Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas and Selex ES Team to Provide State-Of-The-Art UAT Launcher
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Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas has announced that it will supply worldwide a cutting edge turn-key UAT (Unmanned Aerial Target) launcher. Continue reading
US Marines Seek Commanders for UAS Missions
Officers who want a change of pace, and opportunity in a burgeoning community, can now apply for the fiscal 2014 unmanned aircraft system officer accession board. Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney Powers X-47B Carrier Launch
Pratt & Whitney’s F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system recently powered the first ever carrier-based catapult launch, touch and go, and arrested landing of Northrop Grumman’s X-47B flight test aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) programme. Continue reading
US Admits Reaper Loss in Mali
A US military Reaper crashed in Mali in April as it was carrying out a surveillance flight over the troubled west African nation, a US defence official said last Friday. Continue reading