Sentient has announced that the Royal Australian Navy has procured a license for its Kestrel Maritime ViDAR wide area maritime detection software to support RAN UAS activities. The software is designed to be incorporated into a purpose built ViDAR payload that can be modularly applied to the existing Block D Scan Eagle currently being flown by the Navy. Continue reading
Strat Aero Acquires Geocurve
Strat Aero PLC an international aerospace company focused on the rapidly emerging Unmanned Aerial Vehicle sector, announced that it has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Geocurve Holdings Limited, a privately owned company, which specialises in the provision of UAV operated topographical surveys and inspection services to a blue chip customer base, including the UK’s Environment Agency, EDF Energy, Carillion, and the RSPB. Continue reading
UAS Insurance Association Founded
Mission Statement: The mission of the UAS Insurance Association is to assist the insurance industry in establishing and maintaining practices and procedures focused on the growing world of UASs in commercial operations and insuring that the unique interests and perspectives of the insurance industry associated with UAS are identified and effectively managed through insurance and other techniques of risk mitigation. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $3,200M US Air Force Global Hawk Contract
Air National Guard wants to Fly MQ-9 Reaper from Syracuse’s Hancock Airport
The Air National Guard wants to fly remotely piloted aircrafts out of Hancock Field at the Syracuse International Airport. The change would save time and money, as the National Guard has to send its aircrafts to fly from Fort Drum because of airspace restrictions. Continue reading
3W Provides Complete Engine Systems
The UAV provider’s market is growing continually. Especially civilian applications are increasing rapidly. UAVs’ development times are consequently diminishing. Suppliers must react flexibly to this development. 3W International now creates complete solutions for customers or supports them during development. Continue reading
1950s Fighter Jet: The CA-27 Sabre
This Temora-based jet is one of the fighters that the Royal Australian Air Force used during the 1950s. The CAC Sabre, sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CA-27, is an Australian variant of the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre fighter aircraft. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft in Canadian Wildlife Study
In a portion of Manitoba, Canada, so remote you have to fly in by helicopter, a research team led by the University of North Dakota and the American Museum of Natural History spent the summer in the polar bear capital of the world deploying the latest tool – Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) — in a nearly five-decade-old ecological study.




