The US Navy and Marine Corps are tapping industry for an all-environment small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) that weighs less than 13.6kg (30lb) but can fly for 8 hours carrying both day and night video cameras. Continue reading
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PowerUp 3.0 – Electric Paper Airplane – Kickstarter Campaign Launched
In February we wrote about a neat little device that turns a paper aeroplane into a real model plane controlled by an iPhone app. Since then, the manufacturers, PowerUp Toys have been working really hard to improve PowerUp 3.0 significantly – with increased flight range, flight time. Continue reading
World’s Smallest QuadCopter for Under $40
The Proto X from Estes claims to be the world’s smallest quadcopter and also one of the world’s lightest. The 1.8″ x 1.8″ Proto X is tiny, ideal for indoor flying — and it weighs only four-tenths of an ounce. Continue reading
Netherlands Buys Four Reapers
The Dutch defence ministry is buying four unmanned aircraft from an American company at a cost of up to €250m. The MQ-9 Reapers are being bought ‘off the shelf’ and must be fully operational by the end of 2017, defence minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told parliament in a statement on Thursday. Continue reading
BAE and Dassault Submit Plan for Joint UCAV Development
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have submitted proposals to the British and French governments to jointly develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, according to the UK Defence Ministry. Continue reading
Europe Forms UAS Users Club
Several EU nations including France and Germany agreed on Tuesday to join forces to develop new-generation UAS, in a bid to close a gaping deficiency in the bloc’s defence industry. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman & UAE Higher Colleges of Technology Partner for Fourth Annual Unmanned Aircraft Innovation Challenge
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the United Arab Emirates’ Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue their highly successful science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) partnership known as Innovation Challenge into 2014. Continue reading
Algeria Considers Adcom Systems Yabhon United 40 MALE UAS
Algeria has set its eyes on the Adcom Systems Yabhon United 40 Block 5 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at the ongoing Dubai Air Show 2013. Algiers wants to boost its medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capacity. The Yabhon United 40 Block 5 is considered to be likely included in its fleet very soon. Continue reading