The Portuguese ese army is nearing the end of a NATO deployment in Kosovo using its indigenously-built Tekever unmanned air vehicles (UAV).
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Northrop Grumman Gets $78M USAF Global Hawk Spare Parts Order
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $78,066,102 firm-fixed-price delivery order under a basic order agreement for initial Global Hawk Block 40 spare parts. Continue reading
Queensland University UAS in Biosecurity Research Programme
A new three-year project will see Queensland-based university QUT joining an international biosecurity research programme involving unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The project will see UA (unmanned aircraft) fitted with new high-tech imaging equipment to test how effective they are in identifying pests and diseases in horticultural and grains industries. Continue reading
UAE/Airbus HAPS First Flight
The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has launched the Advanced Aerial Systems Program which aims to develop UAE capabilities in the fields of designing, manufacturing and operating advanced aerial systems, in line with EIAST’s mission to develop advanced science and technology across the UAE. Continue reading
Truck-Based QuadCopter Delivers the Last Leg
The battery-powered Horsefly can carry a 10-pound package 20 miles in almost any weather. It costs just two cents a mile to operate, compared to 50 cents for a typical diesel-powered step van. Most of its deliveries would be less than two miles because it flies from the roof of the company’s battery-powered delivery van, known as the Workhorse. Continue reading
Throaty Radial Engined Yak-52 Aerobatics
Renowned New Zealand warbird pilot Brett Emeny puts his Yakovlev Yak-52 trainer through its (aerobatic) paces during a display at a New Zealand Warbirds airshow held at Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland, New Zealand. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $19M DARPA TERN Phase 2 Contract
AeroVironment Inc., Monrovia, California, has been awarded a $19,035,007 modification (P00002) adding Phase II base period within the general scope of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-13-C-0099) for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) programme. Continue reading
Blue Bear Furthers UAV Automation Research
Blue Bear Systems and the University of Bristol have introduced a new concept that automates unmanned air vehicle (UAV) flight for use in challenging conditions. Dubbed Smart Boomerang, the system comprises two cameras and a mobile phone-derived computer that enables UAVs to learn a route and be able to automatically retrace its path. Continue reading