Taiwan has revealed that it is developing clones of the Predator and X-47B. Taiwan is cut off from most major foreign arms suppliers. Even the United States is sometimes intimidated by Chinese pressure. Continue reading
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Second Global Hawk Heads for Museum
RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk - Photo : Northrop Grumman
The Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia is about to receive an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft that has flown more than 7,000 combat hours – more than any other Global Hawk. Continue reading
Boeing Demonstrates iPhone Control of Micro Air Vehicle via Internet
Boeing just released this video of engineer George Windsor in a small room at a Boeing building in Seattle using an iPhone to control a small UAS that was hovering over a baseball field on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts – some 3,000 miles away. Continue reading
Green X to Demonstrate Robird Bird Strike Control at EC UAS Panel Workshop at Eurocontrol in September
The Green X Robird will be demonstrated during the upcoming European Commission UAS Panel Workshop at Eurocontrol in Brussels, Belgium on 13-14 September 2011. Robirds have been developed to closely resemble birds of prey and precisely imitate their flight profile, and thereby be an effective tool to decrease the risks of bird strike for aviation.
Hackers Target Vanguard and InfraGard
The hacker group AntiSec has released a 1GB cache of stolen documents from two organizations with ties to US law-enforcement agencies. Vanguard Defense Industries manufactures the ShadowHawk for law enforcement and security in the private sector, while InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI, businesses, academic institutions, and law-enforcement agencies.
US National Aerospace Week Launched
This year’s US National Aerospace Week, an event established by Congress, will focus on informing the debate over choices the US government will make in the coming months. Ongoing and emerging security threats, aging civil and space infrastructure, fiscal challenges and keeping and creating jobs all present the United States with enormous challenges.
10 Hour Flight for Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell UAS
Robota LLC demonstrated a 10 hour and 4 minute flight of its unmanned aircraft platform named Robosoar. The UAS is designed to be man-portable, operated by a single person and is capable of autonomous takeoff and landing.