ING Robotic Aviation and Sagetech Corporation teamed to make Canadian aviation history back in November, as a manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) flew in shared airspace. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Develops Airborne Testing Capability for Airborne Payloads
A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is developing an airborne testing capability for sensors, communications devices and other airborne payloads. This aerial test bed, called the GTRI Airborne Unmanned Sensor System (GAUSS), is based on an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) made by Griffon Aerospace and modified by GTRI. Continue reading
Tasuma UK Ltd Supplies Wind Tunnel Model to UAV Engines Ltd
Tasuma UK Ltd. has recently supplied to UAV Engines Ltd, UK. a full sized blended wing body UAS for testing and ratification with the AR731 rotary engine. Continue reading
IAI Continues Development of Unmanned Butterfly
When the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) “butterfly” unmanned aircraft, or rather super micro aircraft, takes off in one of the company’s hangars, it looks like a toy for spoiled boys who have parents with really deep pockets. In reality, it is being developed for far more serious scenarios. Continue reading
US Air Force, Sandia Test UAS Ability to Track Radioactive Particles
The U.S. Air Force is teaming up with engineers from Sandia National Laboratories to test the capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with radiation sensors to collect airborne radioactive particles for analysis. Continue reading
After the TacoCopter, the Burrito Bomber
A San Francisco-based lab called Darwin Aerospace (which happens to be run by the popular food review site Yelp) has successfully test-launched an automatic delivery service that uses GPS-equipped drone to deliver burritos. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman, Cassidian Fly First Sensor-Equipped EURO HAWK Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS Deutschland GmbH, operating through Cassidian, together achieved a major milestone on Friday, January 11 with the first full system test flight of the EURO HAWK unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with the signals intelligence (SIGINT) advanced sensors for detection of radar and communication emitters. Continue reading
BAE Systems Plans Taranis Test Flights in Australia in Spring
BAE Systems‘ Taranis, named after the Celtic god of thunder, is to be flown for the first time in a series of tests over the Australian outback in the spring in an attempt to demonstrate the technology to military chiefs. Continue reading