Thales showcased for the first time Spy’Ranger 550 at the Paris Airshow, a new addition to our range of mini Unmanned Air Systems for tactical surveillance and intelligence. Continue reading
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Aeronautics Gets $8M Orbiter 3 Deal
Israeli defense company Aeronautics announced a deal worth $8 million to sell their advanced Orbiter 3 drone to an unnamed country. Continue reading
NLR Simulation Integrates SkyGuardian into European Airport and ATM System
On May 28-29, 2019, the Netherlands Research Laboratory (NLR) worked with and authorized General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) to conduct a simulated flight demonstration where civil Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in an ATC Tower and Terminal Approach Facility managed the flight of a Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in a busy civilian airport like a manned aircraft. Continue reading
NASA Tests Onboard Detect and Avoid Sensors
The TigerShark stands in front of its hangar at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
NASA initiated a series of flight tests back in 2012 to assist the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as they develop regulations to allow the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). Flash forward to today, the team has begun its final series of test flights for the project, known as Flight Test Series 6 (FT6), at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. Continue reading
Israeli and Brazilian Joint Project for Modular Precision Swarming Crop Spraying Drone Solution
To overcome productivity issues common to maximum take off weight regulation found in many countries regarding UAV Crop Spraying, multiple automated collaborating drones are a solution. This technology requires knowledge of swarming and collision avoidance algorithms and experience in developing and operating Crop Spraying UAVs.
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US Navy Awards Insitu $390M RQ-21A Contract
The Navy last week announced a contract award to Boeing Insitu worth up to $390 million for the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned air vehicle. Continue reading
Marke F “Hoot” Gibson Quitely Left Nuair Alliance
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marke “Hoot” Gibson stands in the lobby of Nuair in Syracuse in July 2018.
The CEO of Central New York’s drone industry alliance has quietly left the state-subsidized organization. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson, the former top adviser to the Federal Aviation Administration on drones, departed the Nuair Alliance March 28. No public announcement was made about his departure or the reason for it. Continue reading
Iran Files UN Security Council Complaint Against US Over Airspace Violation
The (Iranian) Foreign Ministry filed a complaint to the UN Security Council and the organization’s president (Mansour al-Otaibi) after a US spy drone violated Iran’s airspace and was shot down. It lodged the complaint under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam-Hossein Dehqani said on Friday. Continue reading