Chris Anderson shows off his open source UAS developed by the online community at DIYDrones at the annual Maker Faire held San Mateo, California last weekend on the outskirts of Silicon Valley.
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US Forces ‘Empire Challenge’ Promotes Intelligence Interoperability
Firebird optionally piloted systems, RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems, and Desert Hawk unmanned aircraft systemsare among the technologies being tested during U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Empire Challenge 2011 demonstration.
Maveric on Exhibition at SOFIC 2011
More about the Maveric , which was on display at the SOFIC 2011 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) in Tampa Florida last week, in this video which was posted on the Defense Review Channel on YouTube.
University of Colorado’s Hyperion Flies
This video is now available of the Hyperion, which was first presented at the University of Colorado Aerospace Engineering Design Symposium on April 15, which we wrote about earlier in March.
Arcturus Small UAS with 2 Laser-Guided Missiles
Arcturus T-20 - Photo: Spencer Ackerman
Arcturus is displaying its new T-20 at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida. The T-20 has a 17-foot wingspan, putting it in the so-called Tier II class of unmanned aircraft.
Skyblade UAS on Show in Singapore
Skyblade IV, an unmanned aircraft developed by home-grown firm ST Aerospace and DSO National Laboratories, the national defence research body, was on show at the region’s largest naval exhibition, Imdex Asia, which opened in Singapore on Wednesday.
Aviation Expo China 2011 Beijing in September
The only aviation exhibition (civil & military) permitted in Beijing, held once every two years by the China State Council, is being held this year on 21-24 September 2011, at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), Beijing, P.R. China.
Turkish Aerospace Industries Mosquito on Display at IDEF
Photo © Tolga Ozbek
Turkish Aerospace Industries used the IDEF show in Istanbul to exhibit its Sivrisinek/Mosquito unmanned helicopter for the first time in public. It is currently in flight test.