As the number of slots available to foreign allies at the US Air Force’s unmanned air vehicle training school continues to be limited, the UK is considering establishing its own domestic capability, ahead of a planned acquisition of a new fleet of remotely piloted aircraft.
GA-ASI Achieves CMMI Level 5 Rating
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), has that announced that the Development and Production processes of its Aircraft Systems business unit (“Full-Directed Programs, Systems, and Software”) have been appraised at Maturity Level 51 using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Institute’s Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) version 1.3b. Continue reading
Property Drone Consortium Announces UAS Research Initiative
The Property Drone Consortium (PDC), a collaboration that consists of insurance carriers, roofing industry leaders and supporting enterprises is pleased to announce a new research initiative with Rochester Institute of Technology, a renowned world leader in imaging science.
Indian Army Deploys UAVs During Floods
It is reported that the Army is making plans of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the first time ever to locate people washed away in floods and reconnaissance in Assam. A major demonstration involving the Army, Navy, Indian Air Force, central paramilitary forces, Assam Government and civil administration, is presently underway in Guwahati to prepare for possible floods in Assam.The state, including parts of the capital Guwahati, are badly affected by floods every year during July and August. Continue reading
Rwanda Readies Life-Saving Drone Delivery System
This summer, small autonomous airplanes will begin carrying life-saving blood to 20 hospitals and healthcare centers across Western Rwanda, Africa, in one of the first-of-its-kind drone-based delivery demonstrations. Continue reading
Germany to Lease Five Heron TPs
The German army plans to rent five unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems from Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) at a cost of €580 million. The systems are IAI’s most advanced UAVs the Heron TP, also adopted in recent years by the Israeli air force, which calls it Eitan.
BlueBird Reveals Enhanced Variant of SpyLite
BlueBird has unveiled a new version of its SpyLite mini unmanned air vehicle, which the company says can perform covert surveillance missions in GPS-denied and jamming conditions.
Veteran Pilot Loses Simulated Dogfight to Artificial Intelligence
Fighter pilots undergo extensive specialized training to be able to outwit opponents in battle, and that professional experience seems like it would be hard, even impossible, to replicate. But a new artificial intelligence system, ALPHA, has been besting expert pilots in combat simulations, even when the A.I. is given a handicap.