Highlight at The Black Hat Security Conference and DEFCON this year is an unmanned aircraft called the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, or WASP. [Not to be confused with the WASP missile -Ed.]
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Insitu Reveals Inceptor VTOL Mini UAS
Insitu revealed its 1.6 kilo (3.5 lb) Inceptor VTOL UAS at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association 2011 Convention in New Orleans. The miniature helicopter has an endurance of 30 minutes and features the option to fit plug and play payloads including daylight and IR cameras in the nose.
Eurocontrol & European Commission UAS Workshop on ‘Insertion into Airspace and Radio Frequencies’
EUROCONTROL will be hosting a workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on 13 & 14 September 2011.
UAV-g 2011 – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Geomatics Conference
The Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute for Technology, Zurich) is organizing a conference with the focus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geomatics (UAV-g) on September 14-16, 2011 at ETH Zurich, Campus Science City (Hoenggerberg), Switzerland. There will be two days of conference and one day of flight demonstrations.
“The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” Features Electric Flight
The future of electric flight will be on display & in action at eVenture 2011, a feature of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh from July 25 – 31. Elektra One will be one of the highlights of the Electric Flight Showcase.
11th Annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems Warfighter Forum – By Invitation Only
More than 400 attendees flocked the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Warfighter Forum from June 21-24 in Tucson, Ariz. Now in its 11th forum, the invitation-only gathering is an annual opportunity for attendees to confer openly with each other and discuss issues to identify what the Army has done right, what it can improve, and encourages the free flow of ideas, all in support of the Soldier.
Datron Scout Objectives Achieved During Empire Challenge 2011
Datron Scout, a lightweight quad rotor Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) designed for air reconnaissance and surveillance in harsh environments, performed well during the maritime-based portion of the recent Empire Challenge 2011 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Continue reading
How Do You Say ‘Camcopter’ in Russian ?
OAO Gorizont (Russia) and Schiebel (Austria) have joined forces to deliver an Unmanned Aircraft System in Russia based on the S-100 unmanned helicopter. One is on show at the International Maritime Defence Show IMDS 2011 in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 29 June to 3 July, and another will soon be in operational use for a government customer.