General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced at the Farnborough Air Show that its company-owned Predator C Avenger RPA system has achieved a historic milestone in receiving a FAA-issued Experimental Certificate (EC), enabling it to perform routine operations in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS).
SESAR Call for Research Projects on the Integration of Drones into Civil Airspace
The SESAR Joint Undertaking has launched a call for exploratory research projects on the integration of drones into civil airspace within the framework of the SESAR 2020 research and innovation programme.
Elbit’s Self-Protection and Jamming System for UAS
Elbit Systems announced at the Farnborough Air Show the launching of Light SPEAR, a new and unique self-protection and jamming system for UAS.
Pentagon Seeks Funding to Counter ISIS IED Drones
Islamic State fighters are posing a growing threat to U.S. and Iraqi forces by deploying small commercial drones armed with improvised explosives devices or spy cameras that can evade detection, according to the Pentagon. Continue reading
3W-Powered UAV for Flights in Antarctica
At the end of February 2016, mechatronics lead Kevin Bass of Intuitive Machines and contracted pilot Mike Laible set off on a planned excursion to Antarctica. In cooperation with the UTIG (University of Texas Institute for Geophysics) and ICECAP (Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate) Intuitive Machines successfully flew multiple runs with a 3W-powered unmanned aerial vehicle platform, Tiburon Jr., on the coast of Antarctica.
German Advanced Radar Detection System Integrated onto Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and Raytheon Deutschland GmbH,have announced that they will integrate the Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS) onto a GA-ASI Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper. A scalable Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system for passive radar monitoring, ARDS is designed and developed by Raytheon Deutschland on the basis of modules which are produced in Spain and in the UK. Continue reading
NASA’s Two Month UAS Flight Test Series Concludes
As the wheels of NASA’s Ikhana Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) touched down on Thursday, June 30, a two-month flight test series came to a close, concluding an essential stage in the agency’s research into technologies that support safe integration of UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS).
Bird Control with Robotic Birds at Farnborough
Clear Flight Solutions has passed the validation trials with is 800 gr. Robotic Peregrine Falcon (Robird) – A prerequisite for demonstration flights at Farnborough.