UTA researchers will gain access to a database of Department of Defense patents as part of a joint venture with the newly established Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
University of Colorado Develops Supersonic Unmanned Aircraft
A rendering by Master's Degree student Greg Rancourt. (Courtesy Ryan Starkey)
Propulsion by a novel jet engine is the crux of the innovation behind a University of Colorado Boulder-developed aircraft that’s accelerating toward commercialisation. Continue reading
Iranian University Micro-UAVs on Display
Since the capture of the US RQ-170, Tehran has been using the media to display its capability to reverse engineer or build its own unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Singapore Technologies Aerospace and Singapore Polytechnic to Collaborate on UAS Design
Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd and Singapore Polytechnic signed a Memorandum of Co-operation at the Singapore Airshow 2012 to co-operate in the training and development of specialists focusing on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
DARPA To Develop Mobile Hotspots via UAS
DARPA is looking to develop an advanced communications backbone to support dismounted warfighters in austere locations. Continue reading
ESA & EDA Want Satellites to Control UAS in Non-Segregated Airspace
The ESA and the EDA have given notice of a tender for the demonstration of the use of satellites complementing UAS integrated in non-segregated airspace. Continue reading
University Studies Butterflies for MAV Design
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are pointing their high-speed video cameras at the wings of butterflies to help design the next generation of flying robots. Continue reading
Northwest to Manufacture UAVForge Winner
Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems announced that it has been awarded a contract under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) UAVForge programme to manufacture 15 units of the winning design. Continue reading