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Aurora Flight Sciences announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate to Aurora’s newest optionally-piloted aircraft, a UH-1H helicopter. The latest development in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program, Aurora has added a complete digital flight control system to create the “Autonomy-enabled UH-1,” or AEH-1. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. was recognized for its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) program at Aviation Week’s 16th Annual Program Excellence Awards event on October 23rd. Continue reading
Lisa Murray, Director of Commercial UAV Expo, announced today the acquisition of Drone World Expo by Diversified Communications, organizers of Commercial UAV Expo Americas. Ms. Murray made the announcement during her welcoming remarks this morning at Commercial UAV Expo, which is taking place this week at the Westgate Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Diversified purchased Drone World Expo from JD Events. Continue reading
The US Navy has successfully carried out its Battlespace Preparation in a Contested Environment (BPCE) trial, which formed part of the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) 2017. Continue reading
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has announced an automated solution for direct geo-referencing from real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning. Within the new workflow feature, users can easily get high accuracy in projects without the use of ground control points (GCP), saving considerable time in collecting and processing data. Continue reading
Star River Inc. and Aerotronic have announced their partnership to create Unmanned Security Systems. The partnership will allow for the co-development of both unmanned and/or automated Security System Solutions Land, Sea and Air. Continue reading
CybAero has signed an agreement with Skyworks Global, an American company that focuses on the design and development of high performance gyroplanes. Continue reading
Sunic-Ocean System Tech (Sunic-Ocean), a Qingdao-based research and development company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous flight control systems, has completed development of its SU-H2M vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV, Jane’s has learnt. Continue reading