Thales and DCNS are planning supplementary technology demonstrations of a system for automatic ship deck landing of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
US Navy Develops Guided Weapons Systems for Small UAS
Researchers from Naval Air Systems Command, Eglin Air Force Base, and engineering company Navmar Applied Science Corporation are developing a weapons system for small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Battelle Develops Carbon Nanotube Anti-icing Technology
Battelle‘s anti-icing technology deploys carbon nanotubes into the plane’s coating, which means it is lighter than traditional ice protection systems and can use much less power. Continue reading
Texas A&M University Completes First RS 16 Flights over Gulf Waters
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi announced that the first airborne science missions using unmanned aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico were successfully completed during the week of October 10-17. Continue reading
Japan’s Unmanned Flying Ball – Official Launch
We first came across the ‘Unmanned Flying Ball from Japan” earlier this year in June. Now the Japanese Ministry of Defence Research Department has made an official launch at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo last week. Continue reading
IAI Tests Panther Tilt-Rotor Take Off & Landing
IAI‘s Panther tiltrotor unmanned aircraft system is currently performing automatic take-off and landing tests, and in early 2012 will demonstrate its capabilities to potential customers.
Finland UAS Evaluation – Then There Were Two…
Orbiter
The two Israeli companies still contesting the Finnish armed forces’ competition to select an unmanned aircraft system face two more rounds of evaluation.
L-3 Upgrades Viking
MX-10 Sensor Turret on Viking 400 Photo: L-3 Unmanned Systems
L-3 Unmanned Systems of Dallas has completed a series of capability enhancements to its Viking 400 unmanned aircraft system supplied to the US Special Operations Command under a 2009 contract.