“It’s a simple economic equation. The biggest potential for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is aerial images and data acquisition. You can take a simple UAS and rewire imagery for a farmer’s field for cents on the dollar compared to using traditional aircraft. That’s the holy grail of aerodynamics,” said Rory Paul, CEO of Volt Aerial Robotics, a St. Louis-based company. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Aeroscout Offers Combined Laser/INS/GPS Payload Solution for Airborne Laser Scanning
Aeroscout in Switzerland has recently equipped several UAS helicopter systems with a combined laser/INS/GPS payload solution for airborne laser scanning. Continue reading
AgustaWestland “Project Zero” All-Electric Tilt Rotor Technology Demonstrator
The revolutionary AgustaWestland “Project Zero” all-electric tilt rotor technology demonstrator, designed, built and tested in twelve months, was officially unveiled just prior to the Heli-Expo 2013 in Las Vegas, USA. Continue reading
Flying-Cam UAS Built by Additive Manufacturing
FLYING-CAM, a developer of rotary wing Light Unmanned Aircraft Systems, has partnered with Modena, Italy based CRP Group, a leader in laser sintering technology and well-known for their Additive Manufacturing materials called Windform, to construct a Special Aerial Response Automatic Helicopter: SARAH. Continue reading
CybAero Gets Additional $2.5M UAS Order from AeroVironment
CybAero U.S. partner AeroVironment has just placed a new order to meet an expected rapid demand. Continue reading
MQ-8B Fire Scout Exceeds 8,000 Flight Hours Aboard USS Bradley
The US Naval Air Systems Command has confirmed that an MQ-8B Fire Scout assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 Detachment 5, has completed over 8,000 flight hours. Continue reading
MLB’s VTOL UAS Gets DARPA Grant to Demonstrate Autonomous Payload Placement
MLB Company announced that it has concluded a DARPA funded research project to demonstrate precision autonomous delivery and placement of payload using its vertical take-off and landing UAS, the V-Bat.
Northrop Grumman Gets $71M US Navy Contract for 6 Next-Gen Fire Scouts
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce six additional next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopters.