The editors of Popular Science magazine have selected the US Navy/Northrop Grumman Corporation developed X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System to receive a 2011 Best of What’s New (BOWN) Award in the Aviation & Space category. Continue reading
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Fishermen Net Heron Wreckage Off Turkey’s South Coast
Pieces of an unmanned aircraft that were found in a fisherman’s net on the southern coast of Turkey have sparked a controversy as they might belong to a Heron, a trademark piece of equipment from the Israeli military. Continue reading
S-Shaped UAS on Show at Dubai Air Show
UAE firm Adcom Systems is displaying a full-sized mock-up of a medium altitude long endurance UAS, called the United 40, in the static park at the Dubai Air Show. Continue reading
“Drones” 4th Most Frequent Word in Internet Media in 2011
Respected UK daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, just published the Global Language Monitor Top 10 lists of the most commonly used words, phrases and names in English speaking media internet in the past year. It concludes that ‘drones’ has entered the list of the Top 10 most commonly used words – in fourth place. The full list is here:
Shackleton Energy Company to Mine the Moon for Water with Manned and Unmanned Systems
The process of establishing the world’s first operational lunar base and propellant depot business in space is underway as the Shackelton Energy Company launches its initial fund raising campaign. This comes in the footsteps of recent amazing new discoveries of huge deposits of propellant-feedstock ice on the moon by NASA and other international space programmes. Continue reading
EADS Ready to Trade Eurofighter for Talarion
The Financial Times Deutschland reported on Wednesday that EADS is set to offer to waive any rights to damages from cuts to Eurofighter jet orders if some countries buy Talarion UAS and sign maintenance deals. Continue reading
US Air Force Says Flying Operations Not Threatened by Malware
The US Air Force has issued a statement insisting that the malware that affected Ground Control Stations of US Predator and Reaper UAS, was “more of a nuisance than an operational threat.” Continue reading
Makani Airborne Wind Turbine First Flight Demonstrates Power Generation and Autonomous Flight
Makani Power is developing Airborne Wind Turbines (AWT) to extract energy from the powerful, consistent winds at high altitudes. Continue reading