The BaToLUS project, Battle Damage Tolerance for Lightweight Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Structures, brought about a successful development of new rapid prototype modelling capabilities. Continue reading
Increasing Number of Anti UAV Defence Weapons
The number of anti-UAV weapons showing up indicates that the countries with larger defence budgets see a need for this sort of thing and are willing to pay for a solution. Continue reading
Russian UAV Films US UAV Over Syria
In the sky of Syria, the number of coalition UAVs has increased by 3 times. This unusual footage taken by a Russian UAV shows an American UAV in flight over Syria. Continue reading
Second Flight of Kratos Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has successfully performed the second flight of its Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform (UTAP-22) on November 23, 2015, on the Navy test range at China Lake, CA. This was the second flight in the currently planned three-flight series, and consisted of collaborative airborne operations with a manned fighter aircraft, an AV-8B Harrier; command and control through the tactical data link; execution of semi-autonomous tasks; execution of autonomous flight in formation with the AV-8B; transfer of UTAP-22 control between non-line-of-sight (over the horizon) operators in the tactical network; and transfer of control (handoff) from the tactical network to an independent dedicated control link. Continue reading
AirShip Technologies Ready for Flight
After a long career in information technology and communications systems, Ben Berry’s company that he founded in 2011, Lake Oswego-based AirShip Technologies Group, is set to begin production on a solar-powered, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) — a drone called the V2.
Lockheed Martin Conducts Collaborative Unmanned Systems Demonstration
Lockheed Martin demonstrated its ability to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) using its prototype UAS Traffic Management (UTM) capabilities. During the demonstration on Nov. 18, the Stalker XE UAS provided data and a precise geolocation to the unmanned K-MAX cargo helicopter, which conducted water drops to extinguish a fire, while the UTM tracked the UAS operations and communicated with Air Traffic Control in real time. Continue reading
Saft Gets Multi-Million Dollar Textron Systems Contract for Lithium-ion Batteries for UGCS
Saft, a designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, announced a new contract from Textron Systems Unmanned Systems for Integrated Charger Batteries (ICBs) to power its next-generation Universal Ground Control Stations (UGCS). The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries will provide back-up power to the stations which control unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
FX Glider Display Team at UK Airshow
The FX Glider Display Team shows off their Marganski MDM-1 Fox glider at the Little Gransden Air and Car Show in the UK. Continue reading