Northrop Grumman Corporation recently took part in the annual U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Black Dart exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
Budgerigars Help Boeing Study into Collision Prevention
Research revealing birds avoid crashing into each other by veering right may help develop technology to stop mid-air plane collisions. The Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland teamed with Boeing Defence Australia for the first study of its kind, which used budgerigars. Continue reading
AeroVironment’s New Remote-Controlled Multi-Pack Launcher
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced a Multi-Pack Launcher (MPL) for it’s Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System and it’s Blackwing tube-launched unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Giant FPV Racing Drones in Australia
Can a 30kg battery-powered drone go from 0-100kph in less than a second? With a top speed of 200kph? And can it lift 300kg? The answer to these questions is yes, says Chris Ballard, ceo of Melbourne-based Freedom Drone Sports. Continue reading
US Marine Corps Seeks Anti-Drone Solution
As the US Marine Corps incorporates unmanned aircraft systems into its operating strategy, planners are already anticipating a future threat from enemies armed with commercially available drones that can harass troops or gather surveillance unnoticed. Continue reading
Drone with Insect-Inspired Folding Wings
When designing robots to help in the search for victims after a natural disaster, a number of features are important: robustness, long battery life and ease of transport. With this latest constraint in mind, a team from Floreano Lab, EPFL and NCCR Robotics will present their new drone with insect-inspired folding wings at IROS 2016. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $49M US Navy Triton Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded $49,400,000 for fixed-price incentive (firm target) modification P00010 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-15-C-0002) for the procurement of long lead components, materials, parts, and associated efforts in support of the MQ-4C Triton LRIP 2 unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Taliban Captures ScanEagle in Afghanistan
The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has claimed to capture a surveillance drone in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.The group’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the drone was downed in Merano village of Behsud district of Nangarhar province.