At the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit AeroVironment, Inc. announced it has developed a block upgrade, designated Block 10C, to its already fielded Switchblade Tactical Missile system. The Digital Data Link (DDL) incorporated into Block 10C provides a stable and secure encrypted communication link that enables more efficient use of existing frequency bands and significantly reduces the likelihood of signal interception. Frequency efficiency and secure communications are critical to warfighters in today’s complex operational environment.
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Arcturus T-20 JUMP Deployed with the Mexican Navy
Arcturus UAV reports that the Mexican Navy has deployed their T-20 JUMP Fixed Wing VTOL UAV for unspecified operations in Mexico. The customer took delivery of the VTOL system in March.
ScanEagle in Natural Gas BVLOS Operations
Insitu Pacific has announced that after 18 months of successful trials, natural gas company Queensland Gas Company (QGC), a Shell-owned business, is introducing the ScanEagle Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to inspect gas wells, pipelines and processing facilities.
FAA has Rulemaking ‘Bandwidth Problem’
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a “bandwidth problem” when it comes to implementing new aviation regulations and needs more money and more people, according to the department’s unmanned aircraft systems integration office. Continue reading
Drone Assistance for Rooftop Rescue
Two teenage boys are being questioned after they had to be rescued from a rooftop in Gainsborough, England on Bank Holiday Monday morning. Continue reading
UMS Skeldar Trains Indonesian Operators on Rajawali
Swiss-based developer of unmanned aircraft systems UMS Skeldar has begun training personnel from the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) to operate the fixed-wing Rajawali-330 surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle.
AeroVironment Unveils Mantis i45 EO/IR Gimbal Payload for Puma AE
AeroVironment, Inc. unveiled its new Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) gimbal payload designed for AeroVironment Puma AE (All Environment) small unmanned aircraft systems – for both commercial and military applications.
Russia Begins Flight Tests of Adcom United 40
The Russian Defense Ministry has commenced flight tests of the UAE-made United 40 military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a source familiar with the situation told RIA Novosti. Continue reading