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Insitu has announced that it has been awarded the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot V contract for RQ-21A Blackjack. The $71 million follow-on contract award includes six LRIP systems with options for two additional LRIP systems. This contract also includes an option year for nine Full Rate Production (FRP) systems. The FRP decision review is expected this fall. Continue reading
Sentera, LLC sensors have officially captured over 25,000,000 acres of images. The company’s AgVault 2.0 Software translates this imagery into actionable data for the precision agriculture industry.
DeTect hs announced the release of the free public version of the DroneWatcher app that makes smartphones and tablets using the Android operating system into detectors for consumer drones and small unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) is to sign a definition study contract for the European medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) remotely-piloted air system (RPAS) by mid-July, ahead of the commencement of development work on the project in September. Continue reading
Solar Impulse 2 has arrived in Europe after 71 hours and 8 minutes of flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Bertrand Piccard has safely landed in Seville, Spain after spending 71 hours and 8 minutes flying across the Atlantic Ocean in a solar airplane, welcomed there by André Borschberg. Continue reading
Members of the Hollywood community are applauding the Federal Aviation Administration’s final regulations for the commercial use of small drones, which includes those used in Hollywood production.
Pat Donovan’s immaculate Lockheed Electra is shown here in wide screen glory during a display at the Classic Fighters 2005 airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand. Continue reading
We previously reported that model aircraft hobbyist John Taylor filed suit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) challenging the requirement to register with the FAA in order to fly his model aircraft near his home. On June 14, 2016, Mr. Taylor filed his appeal to the DC Court of Appeals to “order the FAA to permanently destroy the recreational model aircraft registry and refund registration moneys received.” Continue reading