Aeroscout in Switzerland has recently equipped several UAS helicopter systems with a combined laser/INS/GPS payload solution for airborne laser scanning. Continue reading
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AgustaWestland “Project Zero” All-Electric Tilt Rotor Technology Demonstrator
The revolutionary AgustaWestland “Project Zero” all-electric tilt rotor technology demonstrator, designed, built and tested in twelve months, was officially unveiled just prior to the Heli-Expo 2013 in Las Vegas, USA. Continue reading
Simlat to Deliver a Mini-UAS Training & Simulation Center to the Finnish Defence Forces
Simlat Ltd. has been awarded a contract to deliver a UAS Training Centre including its high fidelity UAS training systems to the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) as part of Mini-UAS contract awarded to Aeronautics Ltd. Continue reading
8 Totally Cool Uses for UAS
“I am convinced that the domestic use of UAS to conduct surveillance and collect other information will have a broad and significant impact on the everyday lives of millions of Americans,” Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of a Senate Judiciary Committee looking into drone legislation, said on Thursday (March 21), CNN reports. Continue reading
Sagetech Corp Achieves ISO 9001 and AS9100C Certifications
Avionics developer Sagetech Corporation announced that it has been awarded certifications for both AS9100C and ISO 9001:2008 standards. Continue reading
Propeller Issue Led to Predator Crash
A propeller malfunction on an MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft, coupled with operator error, led to the platform’s crash last October in Afghanistan, announced Air Combat Command officials. Continue reading
View from the Cockpit of Mustang Formation Flight
This in-cockpit video was filmed at the 2009 Flying Legends Airshow at Duxford and features “The Horsemen” Mustang display team flying 3 North American P51 Mustangs. Continue reading
Rockwell Collins Tactical Targeting Network Technology in X-47B UCAS Deck Trials
Rockwell Collins Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) was used by Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy as they successfully completed a series of deck handling trials of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Continue reading