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For decades, academic and industry researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Aurora’s Additive Manufacturing Wing
Aurora Flight Sciences‘ 3D wing, designed by Aurora and built with additive manufacturing technology developed by Stratasys Inc., was showcased at last week’s announcement of the new National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) by senior officials of the Obama administration. Continue reading
Aeryon Scout Selected for sUAS Storm Response Study
New Mexico State University (NMSU), coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), will use the Aeryon Scout system in a series of operational trials to determine the best concept of operations for small UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) to quickly assess storm damage to utility distribution systems. Continue reading
CIA Developed Dragonfly UAS 40 Years Ago
US intelligence agencies were just as obsessed with UAS spying 40 years ago as they are nowadays — only then, it was pipe-smoking entomologists and watchmakers who were in charge of building prototypes. Continue reading
Predators in California Homeland Defence Exercise
To prepare for natural calamities, such as earthquakes, the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing and local emergency officials partnered to plan and execute Grizzly Field Exercise 2012, or GFX 12. Continue reading
Sense-And-Avoid System To Transition To Global Hawk
An airborne sense-and-avoid (ABSAA) system enabling the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk to fly in civil airspace will transition to full-scale development at the end of September after completion of a final round of research test flights. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman LEMV First Flight
The U.S. Army’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) flew for the first time from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on August 7. Continue reading
Cassidian Plans More Barracuda Test Flights
Cassidian is in discussions with the German Ministry of Defence concerning additional flight demonstrations under a programme to develop technology for future unmanned, surveillance and strike aircraft. Continue reading