Known as Navigation via Signals of Opportunity (NAVSOP), BAE Systems’ new system is able to calculate its position by making use of the hundreds of different signals that are all around us. Continue reading
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Mosaic ATM Launches Mission Planning System for UAS Test Centres
Mosaic ATM has announced the release of the Rapid Automated Mission Planning System (RAMPS) tool which dramatically shortens the mission planning and validation time of UAS operations. Continue reading
Amercan UAS Monitor Crackdown Over Syria
The United States is flying unmanned reconnaissance planes over Syria to monitor the regime’s escalating crackdown on dissent, U.S. defence officials told NBC television on Saturday. Continue reading
Brazil’s UAS Sniff Out Bolivian Drug Labs
Anti-drug squads are now using Brazilian unmanned aircraft to sniff out drug labs that dot Bolivia in increasing numbers. Continue reading
US Army Expanding and Upgrading Gray Eagle Fleet
The US Army is upgrading its fleet of MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems while also advancing plans to equip each 10-15,000 Soldier division with its reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting and acquisition capabilities, officials said.
Unmanned Aircraft to the ResQu in Australia
Project ResQu brings together Australia’s top aerospace experts from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Boeing Research & Technology-Australia, Boeing subsidiary Insitu Pacific and CSIRO.
Kratos Completes Acquisition of Composite Engineering
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has completed its acquisition of aerial drone and targets provider Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI). Continue reading
EuroUSC Free Advice Clinic at Farnborough International 9th – 13th July
EuroUSC staff will again be available at Farnborough to discuss and answer questions on Commercial Operations of Light UAS/RPAS – the stand is in Hall 3, Stand D18b, next to the indoor UAS/RPAS live flight demonstration area.