The U.S. Air Force is teaming up with engineers from Sandia National Laboratories to test the capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with radiation sensors to collect airborne radioactive particles for analysis. Continue reading
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TerraLuma Research Project Uses Oktokopter with Multiple Sensors to Monitor Environment
Engineers working on the TerraLuma Project at the University of Tasmania, Australia are bringing hyperspectral capabilities to their fleet of unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
US Navy Issues Urgent Order to Equip MQ-8 Fire Scout with Maritime Surveillance Radar
U.S. Navy officials have issued an urgent order to equip the service’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with the Telephonics Corp. RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar system. Continue reading
UAV Vision Launches Multi-Aerostat Solution for Harsh Environments
UAV Vision has announced the launch of its new complete turnkey Aerostat solution – the complete IP66 solution for harsh enviroments, such as Aerostats which can be operated in the desert for over 24 hours in all weather conditions. Continue reading
Syrian MiG-21 Upgraded to Carry Chemical Weapons without Pilot
A Syrian MiG-21, flown into Jordan last June by Syrian Air Force Colonel Hassan Hamada, had been upgraded to fly without a pilot and to carry chemical weapons. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $33M US Navy Fire Scout Radar System Testing Contract
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems is being awarded a $33,270,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the development, production, integration, and testing of nine radar systems on the MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Take-off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle. Continue reading
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 – Successful Integration with Riegl’s New VQ‑820‑GU Hydrographic Airborne Scanner
Schiebel and Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH have announced the successful integration of the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) together with the Riegl VQ-820-GU Hydrographic Airborne Sensor. Continue reading
Selex Galileo Gabbiano T-20 Radar Demonstrated on Hermes 450 UAS
Recent flight tests saw SELEX Galileo’s Gabbiano T-20 Radar successfully demonstrate ground-mapping and target detection capabilities in a series of flight trials aboard Elbit Systems Hermes 450 UAS. Continue reading