Google Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz Wednesday announced a $10.7 million investment in Airware, a company that is creating a common platform for UAS that will allow developers to create industry-specific applications for unmanned aircraft without worrying about the specific underlying hardware. The company is run by Jonathan Downey, 29, who wants to be the Bill Gates of the commercial UAS industry. Continue reading
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Northrop Grumman’s X47-B Completes 1st Carrier Catapult Launch
The successful catapult launch of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) occurred at 11:18 a.m. Eastern time on May 14 while the carrier was under way off the coast of Virginia. Continue reading
Israel Behind 41% of All UAS Exports from 2001 – 2011
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that Israeli companies were behind 41 percent of all UAS exported in 2001-11. Those Israeli exports went to 24 countries, including the United States.
Oregon National Guard Syarts Training Flights with RQ-7 Shadow
Oregon National Guard soldiers are scheduled to start the first unmanned training flights for a National Guard unit in U.S. airspace.
TAI Plans to Extend UAS Portfolio
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is looking to build on the work undertaken for its Anka UAS and further develop its rotary-wing capabilities. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin and MDA Conduct Successful Test of New Air-Launched Missile Target Prototype
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
Germany Cancels $1.3 Billion Purchase of Euro Hawks
An official says that Germany has cancelled plans to purchase and modify U.S.-made Global Hawk UAS for 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion).
First Launch of UAS from Aircraft Carrier
The US Navy for the first time on Tuesday launched an unmanned aircraft the size of a fighter jet from the USS George H.W Bush in the Atlantic Ocean.