Engineers at Rockwell Collins and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are embedding GPS navigation capability onto radios and even small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Northrop Grumman and Pranalytica Develop Infrared Countermeasure Laser
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced a new variant of the current All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT) product line that will house a high brightness and high power Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) module. Continue reading
ING Robotic Aviation and Sagetech Corporation Demonstrate Sense-and-Avoid in Canada
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
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