A recent ban in offshore drilling licenses in Arctic waters could mean new opportunity for Scout Exploration Inc. Scout’s air-deployed spill response system – capable of reaching distant offshore spills more rapidly than current methods could be a part of a balanced approach toward responsible offshore development, operation and advancing environmental protection. Continue reading
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Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Modernize U.S. Joint Theatre Air Operations System
Lockheed Martin is upgrading the command and control system that allows Joint Force Air Component Commanders to deploy air assets, execute air tasking orders and synchronize management of air operations. Continue reading
US Army Moves Ahead on Manned-Unmanned Teaming
The US Army is taking a multi-pronged approach to upgrading its rotary-wing and unmanned aircraft fleets, investing in technologies that will not only allow helicopter pilots to monitor feeds from UAS, but also operate the sensors and weapon systems from safe distances. Continue reading
Germany May Favour Reaper Over Heron TP
The German government and military may acquire be leaning in favour of buying armed American UAS, rather than Israel’s Heron TP, as previously reported. Continue reading
Virgin Galactic Breaks Speed of Sound in 1st Rocket-Powered Flight of SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on April 29. Continue reading
Four Decades of UAS Research at NASA Dryden – Video
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center recently posted this video celebrating its heritage of developmental and operational experience with unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Epson Announces Two New Inertial Measurement Units for Industry
Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed two products, the M-G550-PC and the M-G550-PR, for its inertial measurement units (IMU) range. The new products will be on display at Sensor + Test 2013, the world’s largest international fair for sensors to be held from May 14th – 16th in Nuremburg, Germany. The new 6-DOF*2 IMUs, which have gyroscopic sensors on three axes and accelerometers on three directions, also have built-in support for two widely used industrial interfaces: the CAN*3 protocol in the case of the M-G550-PC and the RS-422*4 in the case of the M-G550-PR. Continue reading
Israeli F-16 Downs Another Hezbollah UAS
An Israeli Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 has shot down an unmanned aircraft launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah militants. The threat was detected over the Mediterranean sea on 25 April and was destroyed shortly after by an air-to-air missile. Continue reading