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Cassidian Presents Tanan 300 UAS at Paris Air Show

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Cassidian will present its TANAN 300 new-generation compact VTOL Tactical UAS (Vertical Take-Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial System) for maritime and land missions at Le Bourget this week. Continue reading →

Aurora Flight Sciences Offers Global Leases for Centaur OPA Surveillance Aircraft

Aurora Flight Sciences announced that it is offering Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft (OPA) globally for leasing or fee-for-service. This Aurora offering makes Centaur’s unique capabilities available to customers seeking intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data without the burden of purchasing and operating a sensor platform. Continue reading →

RPAS 2013 Brussels June 24-27 – Conference Overview Part 2

At UVS International’s RPAS 2013 Conference, following on from Monday’s presentations from the UK, France, Sweden, the Friday session opens with a presentation from Tricia Stacey – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – EU Office of International Affairs, Belgium, on “The American RPAS Regulatory Status” on behalf of James Williams, FAA UAS Integration Office, USA. Continue reading →

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 – Growing Experience at Sea Onboard the OPV l´Adroit

Since the OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) L ́Adroit was officially made available to the French Navy in October 2011, the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) was able to repeatedly prove its highly efficient maritime capability. Continue reading →

RQ-21A Small UAS Completes First East Coast Flight

The RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) completed its first East Coast flight from Webster Field Annex on June 12, marking the start of the next phase of test for the programme. Continue reading →

FMS selects ING Robotic Aviation’s Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system for forest fire fighting in Chile

iFMS Chile has purchased the Serenity fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems from ING Robotic Aviation in Canada for use in forest fire fighting in Chile. Serenity will be used for aerial survey of forest fires using both electro-optical and infrared cameras, in order to provide a wide range of imagery that will be used in immediate support of Chilean forest fire fighting. Continue reading →

Yo! Sushi QuadCopters Deliver Sushi in the Streets

CNN’s Jim Boulden talks to Robin Rowland, CEO of Yo! Sushi in the UK about the company’s experiments with QuadCopters for serving sushi. Continue reading →

Next-Generation Transponder Successfully Tested on Triton

There’s a first time for everything, and BAE Systems’ next-generation Identification Friend or Foe system reached a first – flying on board the MQ-4C Triton, a high altitude unmanned aircraft. Continue reading →