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BAE Systems Engineers Help to Open Up Ka Band to Support UAS Missions
The Ka band or “satellite super-highway” – a fast, uncongested and rarely used satellite network – has been opened up by a team of BAE engineers to support UK unmanned aircraft missions in the future. Continue reading
UAE Increases Stake in Piaggio Aero
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) investment fund has beefed up its stake in Italy-based Piaggio Aero, just as the aeronautics firm gets ready for the debut flight of its P.1HH Hammerhead UAS, scheduled to take place within days at Sicily’s Trapani Air Base. Continue reading
Cassidian to Fly Sagitta Unmanned Flying Wing by 2015
Following development and testing of core elements, “Sagitta”, Cassidian’s future Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (UAS) research programme is entering a two year integration and testing phase, culminating in a first test flight in 2015. Continue reading
Target Drone Crashes into US Navy Guided Missile Cruiser on Training Exercise
Two sailors were hurt when an aerial target malfunctioned and crashed into a guided missile cruiser off the coast of Southern California. The sailors were treated for minor burns in the Saturday afternoon incident, said Lt. Lenaya Rotklein of the U.S. Third Fleet. Continue reading
Saab Skeldar in Operation with Spanish Navy Hunting Somalian Pirates
Saab’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Skeldar is now operationally deployed on-board the offshore patrol vessel BAM Meteoro. Skeldar is supporting the Spanish Navy with surveillance capabilities while taking part in the EU Atalanta operation in the Gulf of Aden. Continue reading
UAS to Hunt Possums in New Zealand
Researchers are working on developing a new way of targeting one of New Zealand’s most destructive pests. TBFree NZ and Landcare Research are working on a designing a UAS that can specifically identify possums. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Electronic Attack Capability on Bat Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation has integrated and employed an internal miniature electronic attack payload on the Bat unmanned aircraft, marking the first time that such a system was used in operation on a Group III (small, tactical) unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading