UAS VISION
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The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will use UAS as eyes in the sky to fight crime, smuggling and intrusion at sea. The agency’s director-general Maritime Admiral Mohd Amdan Kurish said the agency expected to rely on fixed-wing and rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as part of its strategy. Continue reading
L-3 Communications Systems West has been awarded a modification contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide support services for the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Fire Scout MQ-8B/8C. Continue reading
Aurora Flight Sciences has announced the award of a Phase I contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-Plane programme. Aurora’s innovative VTOL X-Plane, known as LightningStrike, is designed for efficient hover and high speed, meeting DARPA’s ambitious goals for performance and useful load capacity. Continue reading
NOAA whale-watching guidelines suggest that boaters remain 100 yards from whales, but they’re only guidelines. So far, guidelines pertaining to the use of UAS for photography have not been drawn up. But NOAA officials will be discussing this issue in upcoming meetings, an agency spokeswoman said. Continue reading
Naval aviation enthusiasts in Malta had a treat last week when they spotted a Fire Scout MQ-8B unmanned helicopter on the flight deck of the US frigate Simpson in Grand Harbour. Continue reading
Bhargav Gajjar of Vishwa Robotics in Brighton, Massachusetts, designed the legs that can perch just like a bird – or land and walk on flat surfaces as an add-on for small US Air Force UAS. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman just posted this “music video”of the first flight of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. Continue reading
Physical Sciences Inc (PSI) based in Andover, Massachusetts, in association with the US military, filmed hawk moths to see how they manage to stay aloft. Continue reading