The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the US Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Management Office signed an agreement last week to explore ways to work together on the next generation of unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
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Advanced Defense Technologies Targets UAS Technologies at Precision Agriculture Applications
Advanced Defense Technologies Inc. announced the availability of its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology for precision agriculture applications. Continue reading
Lighter Than Air Systems Sells Aerostat Winches to US Army
World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (“LTAS”), has provided seven critical aerostat launcher electric main winches and spare components to support the Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (“STMPAS”) for the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (“REF”). Continue reading
General Norton Schwartz Joins Aurora Flight Sciences Board
Aurora Flight Sciences announced that General Norton A. Schwartz, retired Air Force Chief of Staff, has been elected to its Board of Directors. General Schwartz entered the Air Force Academy in 1969 and retired as the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force in 2012 in a career spanning over 43 years. Continue reading
Insitu Partners with Santos Lab to Market Scan Eagle and Integrator UAS in Brazil
Santos Lab, a Rio de Janeiro-based start-up company, has signed a partnership agreement with Boeing subsidiary Insitu, and has unveiled two new unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
UAV Factory Offers Super Silent UAS Muffler
After 7 months of the extensive development and testing, UAV Factory has released details of the low-noise muffler for small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Germany Favours Heron Over Predator
Germany is in talks with Israel to buy weaponised UAS for its military that are seen as more technologically advanced than US ones, according to the weekly Der Spiegel. Continue reading
US Army $683M UAS Shopping List for Fiscal 2014
The U.S. Army announced April 10 that it is seeking $5 billion in fiscal 2014 to buy or upgrade its helicopter fleet and acquire more large and small unmanned aircraft to provide ground troops with better intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Continue reading