A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling sided with drone hobbyist John Taylor, who argued that the Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t have jurisdiction over what the law classifies as model aircraft. Continue reading
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Virginia Governor Flies in Autonomous Aircraft
The quest for un-piloted air taxi service took a step forward yesterday as Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe became the first sitting governor to fly in a fully automated aircraft. Continue reading
USAF Research Lab Shows Low-Cost Stealthy Drone
We have followed the Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) Low Cost Attritable Strike (LCAS) program closely for some time, and now the “bleeding-edge” weapons development arm of the Air Force has released a rendering of what appears to be its vision for concept under the Low Cost Attritable Aicraft Technology (LCAAT) banner, and it looks pretty impressive. Continue reading
US Air Force Research Lab to Extend Aircraft ISR Range
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is developing a tube-launched unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that can be deployed from an AC-130 gunship, or similar aircraft, and provide video that will rival that provided by its own sensors. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $304M US Navy Triton Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., has won a modification contract from the U.S. Navy to procure three low-rate initial production Lot 2 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
US Air Force Sends QF-16s into Mock Combat
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated a mixed formation of manned and unmanned F-16s in a simulated combat environment. Continue reading
Piaseki Targets US Marine Corps MUX with ARES
Piaseki Aircraft is tweaking its affordable reconfigurable embedded system (ARES) concept to create a candidate for the US Marine Corps’ future expeditionary unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Flyability Extends Range of Collision-Tolerant Drone
Flyability SA has introduced the Range Extender, an accessory for the collision-tolerant indoor drone Elios. The Range extender opens new applications for the most demanding indoor drone inspection and exploration missions, where communication between the drone and the pilot is particularly difficult. Continue reading