Not much ever makes it into the general media about Unmanned Aerial Systems like the Lockheed Martin Stalker XE, but two of them were destroyed in accidents in Victoria last week that are now being investigated by the ATSB.
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Why Nasa is Testing Swedish Mini-Drones
A Swedish company’s miniature drones have caught the attention of US space agency Nasa thanks to their groundbreaking autonomous positioning technology.
AAI Gets $205M Shadow Contract for Australia
AAI Corporation was awarded a $206,561,704 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales (Australia) contract for contractor logistics sustainment services for Shadow RQ-7B unmanned aerial systems.
ScanEagle Lands in Smithsonian Museum
ScanEagle, the gorge-made robotic aircraft that has logged almost one million hours of flight, has landed in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum collection. Continue reading
Turkey Develops High-Tech ‘Drone Killer’ System
Turkey’s ASELSAN domestic defense firm has developed an integrated air defense system to detect, track and disrupt small and micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) against any threat on public and commercial settlements. Continue reading
Mono-Propeller Drone
A drone designed to fly with one propeller has been developed at the Institute for Dynamics Systems and Control at ETH Zurich. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $10M Contract from Dutch MoD
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the receipt of a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence on October 14 for small UAS, upgrades and support services totaling $10,321,375. Delivery is anticipated within six months.
Low-Cost UAS Early Detection System
Strathclyde University has won Europe’s biggest space technology innovation competition for its work on a low-cost early detection system for UAVs. The winning project is a so-called ‘silent lookout’ system that uses low-cost sensors and satellite navigation technology for the early detection of UAVs.