The Silent Falcon is a compact unmanned aircraft weighing a bit more than 20 pounds. It can run for hours on batteries and solar power and has a maximum wing span of 17 feet. Continue reading
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Insitu’s ScanEagle UAS Receives Limited Military Aircraft Type-Classification to Fly in Dutch Airspace
Insitu Inc. announced today that its Netherlands customer is now authorized to fly the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a limited military aircraft type-classification certificate from the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) of the Netherlands. Continue reading
Boeing Team Demonstrates Expanded Control of Unmanned Aircraft Swarm
Boeing and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) have demonstrated that an operator on the ground, using only a laptop and a military radio, can command an unmanned aircraft “swarm.” Continue reading
Boeing Demonstrates Unmanned Helicopter Little Bird Ship-Based Capability
The Boeing Unmanned Little Bird H-6U helicopter successfully performed 14 autonomous take-offs and landings from a ship during flight tests last month. Continue reading
Air Robotics Introduces Four Delta sUAS
Air Robotics has introduced the Im IV-D (Four Delta), a hand-launched, small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) capable of carrying a wide variety of user-swappable payloads and able to survive demanding field environments. Continue reading
Leptron and Integrated Microwave Technologies form Technology Partnership
Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems for MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, announces the formation of a technology partnership with Leptron, the leader in industrial robotic helicopters. Continue reading
South Korea Budgets $440M to Develop Combat UAS
South Korea has allocated a budget of budget of $440M (500 billion Won) to develop unmanned combat aircraft. Continue reading
Kutta Technologies Develops Modular Manned/Unmanned Teaming Kit
Kutta Technologies, Inc. announced the formal product launch of their modular Manned / Unmanned Teaming Kit (MUM-TK) for aviators controlling UAS. Continue reading