General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $39,541,566 undefinitized contract action modification (FA8620-17-F-2353) to previously awarded contract FA8620-15-G-4040 for medium altitude unmanned aircraft system block 30 ground control station production. Continue reading
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US Air Force Plans Recoverable Hypersonic UAS by 2040
US Air Force weapons developers expect to operate hypersonic intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance drones by the 2040s, once scientific progress with autonomy and propulsion technology matures to a new level.
UK Fuel Cells for UAVs to US Yard Management Consultant
UK fuel cell manufacturer, Intelligent Energy ,has signed a deal with PINC to supply its air cooled fuel cell systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), marking Intelligent Energy’s first sale of fuel cell systems for UAVs as the Company moves forward with the commercialisation of its technology. Continue reading
Solar Cell Technology for NRL Solar-Soaring UAV
SolAero Technologies Corp. (SolAero), a provider of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and composite structural products for satellite and aerospace applications, announced that it has delivered its high performance, lightweight solar cell technology to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to power its Solar-Soaring UAV demonstrator.
Mitsubishi’s First Anti-UAV System
A new countermeasure tool to ward off illegal UAVs was unveiled by Mitsubishi Electric at the LIMA 2017 exhibition being held in Langkawi, Malaysia. Labelled the Drone Deterrence System, it began to be developed in 2014 and made its first sale in Japan in 2016, said a company representative.
AUVSI Report on Waivers Under FAA’s Small UAS Rule
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) just released a report that finds nearly 90 percent of the waivers granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under Part 107 went to small businesses. Continue reading
India Flight Tests Lakshya-II Target Drone
Indian Air Force (IAF) has tested the advanced version of Pilot-less Target Aircraft (PTA), Lakshya-II from the Integrated Test Range on Wednesday last week. The unmanned aerial vehicle was flight-tested off Odisha coast from the launching complex-III of the test range at 4.25 pm and demonstrated its full capability.
Counter-Drone is the New Counter-IED
The current effort to thwart the “ingenious” application of unmanned aerial systems being used by the Islamic State group, which include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as well as lethal payload delivery, is reminiscent of the counter-improvised explosive device effort undertaken by the Defense Department, according to one top intelligence official. Continue reading