The second X-47B completed a successful first flight on November 22. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
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
Sierra Nevada Sense and Avoid Radar Sensor Completes Successful Flight Demonstration
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Multi Sensor Detect Sense and Avoid (MSDSA) programme successfully completed its first airborne demonstration using a prototype, x-band radar sensor. Continue reading
Argus One Free Flight Testing at the US Department of Energy Nevada Test Site in December
World Surveillance Group Inc. has announced that that free flight testing and customer demonstrations of the Argus One will take place at the US Department of Energy Nevada Test Site (“N2S2”) in early December 2011. Continue reading