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
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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
Phoenix Aerial Systems Announces Worlds Smallest Commercial Unmanned Aerial LiDAR Platform
Phoenix Aerial Systems announced that they have successfully developed and demonstrated the world’s smallest and lightest UAV LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) platform available. Continue reading
Epson Announces New Inertial Measurement Units for Demanding Unmanned Applications
Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed two new products for its inertial measurement unit (IMU) lineup. Continue reading
NASA Global Hawks Will Watch Hurricanes from Birth
Starting next month, NASA will remotely pilot two high-flying aircraft into the Atlantic Ocean’s hurricane nursery to track tropical cyclones from birth. Continue reading