The French Navy will make Flottille 36F, based at Hyères, near Toulon, its first shipborne unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $275M US Army Services Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $275,000,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for aircraft, satellite communications air data terminals, universal ground data terminals, program management, and equipment maintenance and repair. Continue reading
Aurora Indefinitely Delays First Flight of Odysseus HAPS
Aurora Flight Sciences has indefinitely delayed the first flight of its Odysseus solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator nine months after unveiling the platform to the public. Continue reading
Interior Department Approves Government Edition DJI Models
The Interior Department authorized officials to buy drones from a Chinese manufacturer that experts in government and industry view as a national security threat. Continue reading
DroneShield Releases DroneGun MKIII
DroneShield Ltd has released a new product, DroneGun MKIII, following extensive development in response to end-user feedback. The product is available for purchase from today to qualified end-users, where lawful. Continue reading
RIEGL Invests in New Office and Production Facilities
RIEGL, a manufacturer of LiDAR scanners for surveying applications headquartered in Horn, Austria, is investing heavily in the expansion of production and office space. The continued, worldwide demand for the high-performance sensors allows the company to grow and expand further. Continue reading
Researchers Trial Camera-Based Auto-Land System
Researchers at two German universities have tested an experimental automatic landing system on a light aircraft that uses optical information from onboard cameras and satellite positioning data, instead of ground-based navigation aids. Continue reading
Task Force Reports Airports Need Federal Guidance on Counter UAS Technologies
ADIS – Liteye’s Critical Infrastructure Counter-UAS Detection System
Current federal guidance leaving airports to figure out the legality and effectiveness of counter-drone technology is insufficient and the government needs to establish a standard approach to make it easier for airports to adopt these technologies, says an interim report by the Blue Ribbon Task Force charged with making recommendations for mitigating threats from unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading