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BP conducted pilot testing of UAS technology in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to enhance pipeline inspection and safety. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Boeing Demos Unmanned Little Bird for Republic of Korea Army
Boeing has demonstrated affordable unmanned aircraft technology that could be integrated onto Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) MD 500 helicopters to expand the fleet’s mission capabilities. Continue reading
Russian Paratroops Trial Lightweight UAS
Russia’s airborne forces (VDV) have started state acceptance trials of the new Iskatel (Searcher) lightweight unmanned aircraft system, the system’s makers announced recently. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Official X-47B UCAS Catapult Testing Video
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Northrop Grumman just released this video of wireless ground handling and testing of X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System at Naval Air Station Patuxent River leading up to its first catapult launch Nov 29, 2012. Continue reading
Boeing’s Reusable, Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Begins 2nd Flight
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
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