It started as trash talk between two contributors to a national security blog. They decided to host a drone smackdown to see if one guy’s machine could take down another. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Iran Announces 24 Hour UAS
Iran’s propaganda organ Press TV claims that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new indigenous unmanned aircraft with 24-hour nonstop flight capability. Continue reading
DARPA Picks Rockwell Collins to Lead Cyber Security Programme for UAS
Rockwell Collins has been selected as the prime contractor for the unmanned aircraft portion of the High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS) programme sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Continue reading
US Marine Corps Helps Air Force Detect UAS in Commander’s Challenge
The Marine Corps provided support for the Air Force during their Commander’s Challenge 2012, held at the Combat Center’s Range 220 Sept. 13, 2012. Continue reading
Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird Gets Optional Pilot
Boeing just released this demonstration video of it’s optionally piloted version of the Unmanned Little Bird. Continue reading
BAE Systems to Test UAS in Indiana
Indiana’s National Center for Complex Operation announced that it is pairing up with its first customer, BAE Systems. The company says it intends to use Indiana airspace to test the unmanned aircraft it produces. It will also use the state’s academic resources to create safety plans for its equipment. Continue reading
Surf Life Saving Australia Tests Aerobot Ring Dodecacopter
The Aerobot Ring is a co-axial hexacopter (dodecacopter) and due to its design, it is incredibly efficient as well as agile. Continue reading
Imint and Bluebird Perform Succesful Integration Tests
Successful integrated test were performed this week by Israeli UAS system provider BlueBird and Swedish software company Imint. The test marks the near completion of joint software integration work being performed over the course of the last several months. Continue reading