Schiebel‘s CAMCOPTER S-100 successfully completed a series of flights and trials onboard the new Gowind class OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), L’ADROIT at the beginning of November, under the command and control of the French Navy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Rheinmetall Laser Demonstration Destroys Unmanned Aircraft
At a live fire laser demo at the Rheinmetall’s Ochsenboden proving ground in Switzerland recently, international guests were able to view two laser weapon demonstrators in action, each featuring different performance parameters. Continue reading
X-47B Demonstrator Gets Twin
The second X-47B completed a successful first flight on November 22. Continue reading
Turkey’s ANKA Completes 6 Hour Test Flight
An ANKA unmanned aircraft developed by TAI was flown for six hours for tests last Thursday, reaching a maximum height of 6,000 meters. Continue reading
Growing Demand for Direct Laser Sintering in UAS Construction
A wing fuel tank for an Arcturus T-20 UAV made with EOS laser sintered plastic (PA 2201) Photo : Northwest Rapid Manufacturing
Direct laser sintering (DLS) is seeing rapid uptake in the construction of unmanned aircraft. DLS is an additive manufacturing (AM) technique that can produce some of the most durable high-quality products around.
Sinclair Community College UAS Testing at Camp Atterbury
Sinclair UAS Training and Certification Center just posted this video of a recent UAS testing session at Indiana’s Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center. Continue reading
Research on Autonomous In-Flight Refuelling for UAS
A recently launched research project involving researchers at Bristol University and UK aerospace company Cobham is attempting to solve the problem of entirely autonomous aerial refuelling. Continue reading
Space Sciences Corporation Teams with Moller to Deliver ‘Space On Earth’
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Moller International, Inc. has awarded Space Science Corporation (SSC) a distributorship with exclusive rights in New Mexico following the completion of a market survey at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS). Continue reading