Before acceptance to flight school, aspiring naval pilots must pass the Aviation Selection Test Battery (ASTB)—a rigorous intellectual exercise that evaluates things like aviation and nautical knowledge, math and engineering skills, and personality traits. Continue reading
Israel Cancels Aeronautics Export License After Live Demo Complaint
Israel’s Defense Ministry has frozen some of the licenses of Aeronautics, preventing the firm from exporting its drones to Azerbaijan, one of its major clients. Continue reading
General Dynamics Links Bluefin Robotics UUVs and AeroVironment‘s Blackwing UAV to Submarine Combat Control Center
General Dynamics Mission Systems and General Dynamics Electric Boat demonstrated multiple mission command, control and communication capabilities connecting Bluefin Robotics’ unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) and a third-party provided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a simulated AN/BYG-1 submarine combat control center ashore. Continue reading
Challenger Aerospace Unveils Avina Soft-Wing Concept
The Challenger Airspace Group has unveiled the design of the new unique unmanned autonomous system (UAS) equipped with a soft wing and will be called the Avina. Continue reading
GA-ASI Execs: Overly Strict Export Controls Hurt US
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., (GA-ASI) executives believe that overly strict export control laws and an international handshake agreement hurt the United States in a number of ways, including abdicating US influence on the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry. Continue reading
Minnesota Improves Bridge Inspection Procedures
MnDOT’s efforts to study whether drones can help bridge inspectors are progressing, and the second phase project has been completed. (Meanwhile a third project has just begun.) Continue reading
Dream Chaser Tow Tests at NASA Armstrong
In this 2-minute, 41-second video, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) puts its Dream Chaser engineering test vehicle through a series of ground tests at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, to prepare for upcoming captive-carry and free-flight tests later this year. Continue reading
Drones in Australia use AI for Shark Detection
Drones equipped with a shark detection system powered by artificial intelligence will start patrolling some Australian beaches from next month in a bid to improve safety. Continue reading