Raytheon has received a potential $25.9 million contract to modify the Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite and retrofit the Enhanced Electro-Optical Receiver Unit on the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Regulatory Framework for Dubai’s Flying Taxis
Within a matter of months that dilemma could become real. Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it will begin testing a two-seater autonomous flying taxi that within five years could be as familiar as the current terrestrial versions. Continue reading
Drone Lands on Walls Like a Bird
Designed by Createk Design Lab at the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec,the Multimodal Autonomous Drone (S-MAD) can repeatedly perform autonomous landing and takeoffs from walls. Presented at Living Machines 2017, Stanford (Best Robotics Paper Award). Continue reading
AirMap and Kansas DoT to Deploy UTM Technology Statewide
AirMap and Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) are announcing that they will deploy Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology across the state of Kansas. The initiative, which is the first of its kind in the United States, will support the growth of the state’s drone economy and ensure safer skies for all who live, work, and fly in Kansas. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Expands UAS Facility at Grand Sky
Less than a year after Northrop Grumman opened the doors to its new unmanned aerial systems facility in North Dakota, the company will soon break ground on a new hangar to conduct testing and maintenance on its family of autonomous systems. Continue reading
Pentagon Approves Downing Drones Over US Bases
The increased use of commercial and privately owned small unmanned aircraft systems has raised Defense Department concerns for the safety and security of its installations, its aviation and its people, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters. Continue reading
US Air Force Lab Funds Demo for Extended Range Desert Hawk
The US Air Force Research Laboratory is funding advanced technologies for Lockheed Martin’s Desert Hawk Extended Endurance and Range (DH EER) unmanned air vehicle, including upgrades that will allow maritime operations. Continue reading
US Air Force Graduates First Enlisted Female UAS Pilot
The US Air Force’s first female enlisted pilot completed Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training August 4, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Tech. Sgt. Courtney is part of the Enlisted Pilot Initial Class. Continue reading