Scion UAS has completed the first test flights of the production SA-400 Jackal Optionally Piloted Helicopter. The first flight comes after extensive flight tests of the prototype helicopter and shortly after receiving a special airworthiness certificate for experimental research and development for the optionally piloted SA-400 helicopter.
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Solar-Powered Puma AE Achieves Continuous Flight for More Than Nine Hours
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that a recent outdoor test flight of a solar-powered prototype version of the company’s proven Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system (UAS), operating with the company’s newest long-endurance battery, lasted 9 hours, 11 minutes – significantly longer than the flight endurance of small UAS being used in the field today.
Low Cost RTK GPS Receiver Launched on Kickstarter
Swift Navigation, a Santa Cruz, CA based startup, is launching a new GPS receiver product via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Continue reading
UN Chooses Falco for Congo Surveillance
The United Nations has selected its first unarmed surveillance aircraft, an Italian-made plane that will be tried out by peacekeepers in eastern Congo. Continue reading
Cloud Cap Technology TASE400 Gimbals Bring Long Range ISR to the Tactical Level
UTC Aerospace Systems offers two Cloud Cap Technology TASE400 camera system configurations that put the performance of much larger and heavier gimbals in a compact 7 inch, 8 lb. TASE400 package. Continue reading
US Government Accountability Office Wants Military to Adopt Open Systems for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
An open systems approach, which includes a modular design and standard interfaces, allows components of a product (like a computer) to be replaced easily. This allows the product to be refreshed with new, improved components made by a variety of suppliers. Designing weapons as open systems offers significant repair, upgrade, and competition benefits that could translate to millions of dollars in savings as the weapons age. Continue reading
UK CAA Awards Resource Group UAS Qualified Entity Status
Resource UAS, part of Resource Group, has been accredited by the UK CAA as a Qualified Entity for small unmanned aircraft (SUA). In this capacity, Resource UAS will make recommendations to the CAA for the issue of aerial work permissions to operate SUA within the UK. Continue reading
OstrichCopter Flies in the Netherlands
The Dutch creator of a taxidermied cat helicopter has turned his hand to a more ambitious project, in the shape of OstrichCopter. Continue reading