A computer model of how bees use vision to avoid hitting walls could be a breakthrough in the development of autonomous drones. Continue reading
Autonomous Landing on Moving Ship
Roke Manor Research (Roke) will be trialling the world’s first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of landing autonomously on a moving ship using vision technology during the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise in October.
FAA’s Key UAS Initiatives
The FAA has just published this synopsis of it various UAS initiatives. Continue reading
Rapsody Unmanned Maritime Surveillance Testing
Tekever expects to begin the first flight test campaign under the European Space Agency and European Maritime Safety Agency’s Rapsody programme in Malta this summer, which will detect the movements of small vessels and monitor ship lanes for pollution.
ScanEagle ViDAR Payload will Enhance Maritime ISR
Insitu, through its collaboration with Hood Technologies and Sentient, has announced that it will incorporate the ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) payload into its fleet of unmanned systems, beginning with its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft.
US Navy MQ-25 CBARS RFP Expected by Summer
A risk-reduction request for proposals (RfP) for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned air vehicle acquisition is expected to be released “this summer”, which will help set out the timeline in which the service can realistically expect the tanker system to be deployed on-board its carrier fleet.
Martin UAV Nears Completion of VTOL Design
Martin UAV has completed development of the autonomous flight control system for its V-Bat vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, which will lead to a series of customer flight demonstrations in summer and further testing for the US Navy. Continue reading
Certifiable Predator Completes Fuselage Structural Integrity Testing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that it has successfully completed fuselage structural integrity testing of its Certifiable Predator B (CPB) RPA.