Boeing successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit on Tuesday, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
DARPA Tests V-Bat VTOL UAS with 6-Foot Arm
The U.S. military recently tested a hovering UAS ability to attach its claw at the end of a 6 foot arm, to a target object. Continue reading
Thermacore Heat Sink Breakthrough Results from DARPA MACE Programme
Thermacore, Inc. is offering a new generation of compact, custom-built, high-performance air-cooled heat sinks, the result of a multimillion-dollar development contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which ended on September 30, 2012. Continue reading
First Unmanned Aircraft from 1919
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This old Warner Pathe Newsreel about ‘missiles’ compares the first attempts at launching an unmanned aircraft in 1919 with air-to air and aground-to-air missiles of the early 1950’s… Continue reading
Xsens MTi-G GPS/INS in Mini-Boeing Unmanned Aircraft
The MTi-G-700 GPS/INS is a GPS-aided, IMU-enhanced Inertial Navigation System that outputs a wide range of data, such as drift free 3D orientation data, 3D position and velocity data, 3D calibrated acceleration, rate of turn, magnetic field data and pressure data. Continue reading
Cosworth Completes UAS Hybrid Propulsion Study for UK Ministry of Defence
Cosworth announced that it has used its advanced propulsion system modelling and simulation techniques to evaluate the benefits of hybrid system technologies and assess the challenges of fitting such systems to unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Design Concept for Fire-Fighting UAS
The Jurmol Design Gallery just posted this design concept for a fire-fighting UAS.
NEURON Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator – First Flight at Istres
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The Neuron stealth unmanned combat aircraft UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) demonstrator successfully made its first flight on Saturday, December 1, 21012. Continue reading