Efforts to coax a little extra punch out of the Sierra’s winter storms could soon involve the use of UAS, with the unmanned aircraft potentially offering significant benefits when it comes to boosting the region’s water supply and putting more snow on its ski slopes. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
New Wave Energy wants to put power plants in the sky
UK-based New Wave Energy plans to build the first high altitude aerial power plant, using networks of unmanned aircraft that can harvest energy from multiple sources and transmit it wirelessly to receiving stations on the ground.
First Flight of the P.1HH HammerHead UAS – Video
The UAS programme developed by Piaggio Aero and Selex ES successfully completes its remotely-piloted maiden flight of the P.1HH DEMO demonstrator for the Italian air Force based in Trapani “Birgi” on 14 November 2013. Continue reading
Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Completes 5,000 Combat Missions
The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the U.S. Air Force, has completed 5,000 combat missions connecting warfighters in the air and on the ground. Continue reading
Hammerhead Demonstrator Completes Successful First Flight
Piaggio Aero and Selex ES announced at the Dubai Airshow that the first flight of the P.1HH HammerHead Demo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology demonstrator took place on November 14 at Trapani air force base in Italy. Continue reading
Domestic Start-Up Provides Aerial Targets for Indian Armed Forces
Aerial targets are a niche area within the large defence sector. To provide high-quality training for fighter pilots and anti-aircraft gunners and to test the effectiveness of radar and missile systems, the armed forces need aerial targets that can simulate incoming aircraft, missiles or unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates K-Max Autonomous Cargo Pick Up
Cassidian to Fly Sagitta Unmanned Flying Wing by 2015
Following development and testing of core elements, “Sagitta”, Cassidian’s future Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (UAS) research programme is entering a two year integration and testing phase, culminating in a first test flight in 2015. Continue reading