The British military now has 500 UAS and has been looking for ways to increase the amount of UK airspace in which to fly some of them, according to the Guardian newspaper. Continue reading
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Raven Counts Cranes in Wildlife Park
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado. — An electric whir filled the air of this high desert valley as Jeff Sloan, a cartographer for the United States Geological Survey, hurled a small remote-controlled airplane into the sky. Continue reading
Unmanned Systems Canada Student UAV Competition Winners
ING Robotic Aviation would like to congratulate the outstanding performance of team VAMUdeS at this year’s Unmanned Systems Canada student Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) competition. They placed first operationally, and third for design, in a tough field of competitors, including 10 teams from top universities all across the country. Continue reading
US Office of Naval Research Provides Blueprint for Controlling All Military Unmanned Systems
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has developed something similar to a master remote control for military ground, air and undersea unmanned systems that will work across the services, as outlined in this new video released, May 2. Continue reading
X-47B First Arrested Landing
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completes its first shore-based arrested landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on May 4. Continue reading
Singular Aircraft Reveals Details of Ground Control Station
The Singular Aircraft SA-03 is controlled by a remote station on land, a “Ground Station”. The Ground Station, can be fixed or hosted from a mobile vehicle which moves the system where needed. Continue reading
India Evaluates UAS for Maritime Missions
The efficacy of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as an early warning mechanism against enemy sneaking in aboard hijacked or rogue vessels was demonstrated during Exercise Gemini-2, the second edition of integrated coastal defence drill for Kerala and Lakshadweep in India. Continue reading
Hood Tech’s Gyro-Stabilised Imaging Systems for UAS
HoodTech Vision, a manufacturer of low size, weight and power (SWaP) stabilised imaging systems for small manned and unmanned systems, will showcase two advanced gyro-stabilised systems at the Defense, Security + Sensing 2013 show last week at the Baltimore Convention Centre in Baltimore, Maryland (US). Continue reading