Dr Ade Abolurin, Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says the Corps had concluded plans to deploy about 500 UAS and aircraft for proper surveillance of oil installations in the country.
EU to use Drones against Migrant Smugglers
The European Union will use submarines, warships, drones and helicopters in an operation to gather intelligence on gangs who smuggle thousands of asylum-seekers to Europe from Libya, officials said on Monday.
Media Giants Join CNN in Virginia Tech UAS Tests
CNN already announced its intent to make UAS part of news coverage. It’s not the only media outlet looking to leverage UAS, though, as a group of 15 other companies are partnering with Virginia Tech to conduct trials of their own. Continue reading
Australian Defence Force Starts Training with AeroVironment’s RQ-12 Wasp AE
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) this month received and began training exercises with the company’s RQ-12 Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system.
Sagem Pitches Patroller UAV To French Army
Sagem has listed the 25 companies that are enrolled in the “Patroller Cluster” and helping it to develop this tactical UAV. Frederic Mazzanti, executive vice president of the company’s Optronics and Defence division, said that nearly 90 percent of the Patroller is made in France and claimed that Sagem’s leadership will create “a competitive French drone industry.” The Safran subsidiary is in a closely-fought French Army competition for a new tactical UAV with Thales and Airbus D&S, with a decision expected by year end.
MBDA Germany Targets Mini-UAVs With Laser
The growing use of micro-UAVs for intrusive surveillance has spurred MBDA Germany to develop a laser technology demonstrator it claims can knock out a small drone at a range of 3 kilometers.
Drone World Expo Announces New Gold Sponsors and Exhibitors
Precision Integrated and DreamHammer, leading companies in the drone industry, have just been announced as Gold Sponsors for the 2015 Drone World Expo. They will join more than 100 companies offering a broad range of applications and solutions in the expo hall and will showcase their products to end-users in the heart of Silicon Valley. The expo and conference will take place at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA from Tuesday, November 17 through Wednesday, November 18, 2015.
Open Mission Systems Architecture Successfully Tested on Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew a new Open Mission Systems (OMS) architecture on a NASA Global Hawk, demonstrating the ability to rapidly and affordably adapt new capabilities onto unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The new architecture implementation flight took place at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base.