The Curtiss-Wright Corp. Defense Solutions Division in Ashburn, Va., is introducing the Parvus DuraCOR 311 small-form-factor rugged commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) embedded computing subsystem for demanding applications like unmanned systems.
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Reno Fire Helicopter in Drone Incident
A helicopter operating during Wednesday’s Hawken Fire in Reno had a near miss with a hobby drone as the remotely-operated device flew underneath the aircraft.
FAA May Release Final Drone Rule this Week
The FAA may release its long-awaited final rule that would permit commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) this week. FAA published the notice of proposed rulemaking nearly a year and a half ago, and the UAS industry has been keeping up the pressure on FAA to finalize the rule. Continue reading
EASA’s ‘Non Paper’ Roadmap for EU Drone Operations
EASA has just produced a ‘Non Paper’ entitled: Roadmap for Drone Operations in the European Union – The roll-out of the EU operation centric approach. Continue reading
AIAA and Drone World Expo Create Innovative UAS Research Competition
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Drone World Expo (DWE) have partnered to create the Innovative Drone Exploration and Application (IDEA) Competition, a new research-related contest in the field of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
Global Hawk gets Innovative ISR Payload Adapter
Using a cooperative research and development agreement, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, partnering with Northrop Grumman and Air Combat Command, has developed an innovative solution to the tricky problem of how to connect existing and future information gathering sensor capabilities, not currently designed for the Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft system, to link with the airframe system. Through the agreement, the ISR payload adapter was conceived and flown within seven months. Continue reading
Canada Invests in Training & Test Range
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada, announced an investment of $300,000 to support the development of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) range for training and field testing in the Village of Foremost.
Drones Close Dubai Airport – 22 Flights Diverted
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorized drone activity on Saturday, causing 22 flights to be diverted, aviation authorities said.