Belgian company Coptermotion unveils its VTOL miniature quadricopter designed especially for professional aerial video purposes and photographers. Continue reading
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Rafael Unveils Combined Air Defence Control System – MIC-AD Displays All Threats on a Single Screen
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has unveiled its MIC-AD system, which displays on a single screen all the threats that air defences need to deal with in a single defined sector. Continue reading
Kratos Gets Contracts Worth $4.2 Million for Specialised UAS Programme Equipment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has received new contract awards totalling $4.2 million for certain Unmanned Aircraft System programme related equipment. Continue reading
DARPA Video of Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) Last Flight
DARPA has released this first – and perhaps only – video footage of the ill-fated second test-flight of DARPA’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2). Continue reading
Taiwan Clones Predator and X-47B
Taiwan has revealed that it is developing clones of the Predator and X-47B. Taiwan is cut off from most major foreign arms suppliers. Even the United States is sometimes intimidated by Chinese pressure. Continue reading
Android App Now Available for AR Drone
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Whilst MIT and Boeing are developing their remote iPhone controlled aircraft, Parrot is now offering a free application on the Android Market that can pilot the AR.Drone with an Android phone or tablet. Continue reading
Neural Control Systems in Cyborg Insect Powered by Energy Scavenger that Generates Power from Wing Motion
Researchers have been working on designing and fabricating micro-air-vehicles (MAVs), flying robots the size of small insects, but always come up against the difficulty of creating a tiny, lightweight aircraft capable of carrying a payload and being powered by a long-life onboard power source. Continue reading
Simlat Delivers Unmanned Vehicles Maritime Simulation Laboratory to an Advanced Navy
The Navy Unmanned Vehicles Directorate has selected Simlat-UAS Training to provide a high-end Unmanned Vehicles Simulation Laboratory (UVSL). Continue reading