In a key step toward developing a new mission for unmanned air systems (UAS), two optionally-piloted Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max helicopters will move to a US Marine Corps base in Arizona by the end of September.
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SKT Optionally-Piloted Helicopters
Although recently established, SKT Helicopters is a company that has a history that dates back many years. The people who founded SKT have worked for years in the field of helicopter engineering, design and manufacturing and have now come together to use their acquired expertise to form a company providing a ‘dowry’ of experience in the Helicopter industry.
Unmanned Helicopters to Revolutionise Australia’s Naval Aviation
Australia is set to become only the second nation in the world to operate unmanned helicopters from navy warships. Future Royal Australian Navy vessels will almost certainly be equipped with both manned and remote unmanned choppers that will reduce risk and cost.
Hydrogen-Powered Hycopter has Two Hours Flight
Electrically powered quadcopters typically fly 15-20 minutes but Singapore-based Horizon Energy Systems’s (HES) CEO Taras Wankewycz is hoping that his team of fuel cell scientists and engineers will change all that.
Camcopter Completes Multi-Sensor Trials for Royal Australian Navy
Schiebel ́s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has in a series of flights between 2 and 12 June 2015 successfully demonstrated its multi- sensor capability to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and other Australian Government Departments.
South Korea Prepares for Unmanned Little Bird Demo
Boeing is currently working through the final clearances ahead of a planned demonstration of its H-6U Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) helicopter for the South Korean armed forces, a senior company official disclosed.
Combustion Engined Quadcopter
A German company airstier is building a quadcopter powered by a combustion engine, rather than batteries. The firm has launched a Kickstarter bid for yeair, a quadcopter driven by combustion engines that has a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), which can stay airborne for up to 60 minutes and carry up to 5kg in weight. Continue reading
Chinese Team Flies 3D Printed Drones at South Pole
The Chinese Antarctic Expedition Team tested whether 3D printed drones can withstand extreme conditions by taking them to the South Pole to expose it to high altitude and low temperatures at the same time.