Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington are asking industry to participate in a fly-off evaluation of small unmanned aircraft systems and integrated UAS sensor payloads for potential use by local civil authorities maritime border and maritime security, law enforcement, search and rescue, fire, and hazardous material spill response. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs & Parrot Team to Fly 1KM via 4G Network
The Alcatel-Lucent engineers, the prototypers of the Bell Labs Acceleration Platform and the engineers from Parrot got together to discuss a proof of concept for piloting an AR.Drone using 4G/LTE. Continue reading
Boeing’s Truck-Mounted Solid-State Laser Against Unmanned Aerial Threats
Under a follow-on contractual effort from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Boeing will continue developing a truck-mounted directed energy system that improves warfighters’ ability to counter rockets, artillery, mortars and unmanned aerial threats. Continue reading
China’s Sunward Tech SVU200 Unmanned Helicopter Completes Autonomous Test Flights
China’s Sunward Tech SVU200 unmanned helicopter has successfully completed its first flight tests. Continue reading
French Civil Aviation Authority Awards First UAS Authorisation to Fly Over 100KM in Civil Airspace
French Civil Aviation Authority, the DGAC, awarded Delair-Tech the first authorisation ever issued to a UAS company in France, for a civil UAS to fly over 100 km in French airspace. Continue reading
Raytheon’s JLENS Defeats Anti-Ship Cruise Missile in Tests
A recent U.S. Army and Navy test demonstrated that the Raytheon Co. JLENS radar system can integrate with defensive systems that are currently in the U.S. Navy’s inventory to provide overland cruise missile defence from the sea. Continue reading
FAA Bans “Drone Smackdown”in Washington Park
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
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