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
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Matternet Tests UAS Transport Network in Haiti and Dominican Republic
A fleet of small flying drones could speed up the delivery of medicines and other supplies to remote areas, and even provide a cheaper alternative to a road network, according to Matternet, a start-up company in the United States. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Build New UAS as Triton Testing and Demonstration Platform
Northrop Grumman Corporation is building a company-owned unmanned aircraft for use as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance under the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton programme. Continue reading
Aeroscraft Airship Construction Complete – First Flight Tests Planned
The video below shows the first movements of the massive cargo-carrying airship that has taken shape inside one of the 17-story wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin. Continue reading
First Test Flight for EMT/Swiss UAV ‘s MUSECO Unmanned Helicopter
The enhanced performance version prototype of the MUSECO (MUlti SEnsor COpter) unmanned helicopter accomplished a successful test flight on the 12th December 2012. Continue reading
Innocon Completes Spider UAS Qualification Flights
Innocon has completed a successful series of qualification flights with its newest micro unmanned aircraft system – the Spider. Continue reading
Lightning & Thunderbolt Test First Rocket Weapons
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Newsreel footage of first tests of rocket weaponry by the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Continue reading
MIT Develops Autonomous UAS Flight
“Computers do things more precisely and faster than humans,” says Mary “Missy” Cummings, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. “But we need humans to deal with uncertainty. It’s this combination that interests me.” Continue reading