Schiebel, FLIR and Transpower are proud to announce the successful demonstration of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System with the integrated FLIR Corona 350 Sensor being used to inspect high voltage power-lines and supporting structures. This event marked the first time that this new capability was demonstrated using a UAS. Continue reading
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Raytheon and Cranfield Team on Lightweight Civil UAS
Cranfield Aerospace and Raytheon UK are testing a new lightweight unmanned air system, which is now being promoted to potential buyers. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $8M US Air Force Contract for Global Hawk Spares
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation was awarded a $7,902,648 delivery order (0001) to firm-fixed-price contract (F8620-13-G-0001) for Global Hawk spares. The contract award is for ground segment communications spares. Continue reading
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Completes 1st Pilotless Flight
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight, demonstrating the next generation of combat training and testing. Continue reading
Altavian Invests in Dayton – Sinclair Community College Gets New CoA
A Florida-based company that produces Unmanned Aircraft Systems is expanding in Dayton and Sinclair Community College has been cleared to fly its aircraft. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Readies MQ-8C Fire Scout for Flight Operations
Northrop Grumman Corporation turned on the power to the U.S. Navy’s first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and rotated the aircraft’s four blades for the first time during initial ground testing and engine runs at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California, on Sept. 20. Continue reading
ING Robotic Aviation Pitches Responder Robotic Aircraft at TFI World Fertilizer Conference
ING Robotic Aviation will be showcasing its small vertical take off and landing (VTOL) robotic aircraft, Responder, at the 2013 TFI World Fertilizer Conference. The TFI World Conference is an annual event that takes place this year from September 22-24, 2013 at Le Centre Sheraton Montréal in Montréal and at Sous-station de recherché de L’Acadie in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. The conference welcomes over 800 delegates from over 60 countries and focuses on the global challenges facing the fertilizer industry. Continue reading
NASA Dryden Uses Schlieren Photography System to Study Supersonic Shockwaves
Researchers at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center recently captured imagery of supersonic shockwaves streaming from two research aircraft using a newly developed high-tech schlieren imaging system. Continue reading