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This summer, 20 Master and PhD students can get a unique experience and learn about unmanned aerial systems. NAROM, the Norwegian Centre for Space-related Education, together with Andøya Rocket Range, Narvik University College, University of Tromsø, University of Bergen and NORUT host the first summer school about unmanned aerial systems with a technical approach at Andøya Rocket Range.
Global Hawk RQ-4B Block 40 configured for NATO AGS. Photo: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman recently submitted its final proposal for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) core capability – a trans-Atlantic cooperation that will meet the security challenges of the 21st century. The NATO AGS includes an air segment consisting of six Block 40 Global Hawks that will be missionized to meet NATO requirements.
Jackson State University computer engineering professor Kamal Ali has been awarded a research grant worth $517,062 from the U.S. Department of Defense for a three-year-project to build a simulator to test MAV autopilots.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will award a sole source cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to New Mexico State University Physical Sciences Laboratory (NMSU/PSL). This contract is for the acquisition of facilities, materials and support for flight testing for the Vulture programme flight demonstrator (FD) air vehicle.
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced yesterday that it has signed agreements with the University of North Dakota to jointly establish a UAS training centre at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.
GE Intelligent Platforms is introducing a family of rugged, off-the-shelf Embedded Computing systems for unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned ground vehicles.
Strategy Analytics has just published a new 7 page report entitled “Maritime Surveillance Expanding Electronic Systems Opportunity from UAS.” The author is Asif Anwar and the report is available to clients only. Here is the abstract and here is the pitch:
FASTCOM is a mobile, secure battlefield cellular network that can be hosted on manned and unmanned aircraft, aerostats, masts or ground vehicles. It has been co-developed by two Textron Systems’ companies – Overwatch and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems – in partnership with ViaSat Inc.