A short clip of Sean D.Tucker flinging his Oracle Challenger III through some impressive negative G manoeuvres at the 2012 Miramar Air Show. Continue reading
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QinetiQ Invests in ParcAberporth UAS Test Range Expansion
QinetiQ and Llanbedr Airfield Estates (LAE) have signed an agreement to further develop the Wales Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Environment, incorporating Llanbedr Airfield in North West Wales as an operating centre which further enhances the UK’s reputation in facility and capability provision for UAS operations. Continue reading
Mozambique Considers Domestic Production of UAS
Unmanned aircraft could be assembled in Mozambique, under collaboration between the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Engineering Faculty of the University of Oporto in Portugal, and Maputo’s Eduardo Mondlane University. Continue reading
VoloCopter Wins GreenTec Prize
The e-volo team celebrated the world premiere of the Volocopter VC200 at the “GreenTec Awards” in Berlin, Europe’s largest environmental and economic prize ceremony, at the end of August. Continue reading
AeroVironment New US Army Orders for Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems Now Total $37M
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it has received orders valued at $36,746,304 under a contract for Switchblade(TM) tactical missile systems, ancillary equipment and support. The United States Army Close Combat Weapons Systems Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS) awarded these contract modifications. AeroVironment and its strategic teammate for advanced warheads, ATK, will work together to produce and deliver the systems. Continue reading
New Middle East Contract for SELEX Falco
Selex ES has announced that it will supply its Falco UAS to an unnamed country in the Middle East. The €40 million contract also includes operational and maintenance support to the customer over a 12 month period. Continue reading
World’s First Civilian Centre for Operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The world’s first private facility for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that will enable operations in civilian airspace from the National Aeronautical Centre (NAC), has been created through a partnership between West Wales Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport, which is also home of the Aerohub Enterprise Zone. Continue reading
Blue Bear and General Dynamics Team to Market Penguin B-based Redkite UAS
Blue Bear and General Dynamics UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to mutually support each other in the promotion of their respective capabilities and products and will exhibit the Redkite UAS on the General Dynamics UK stand at DSEi this week. Continue reading