DARPA’s System of Systems (SoS) Integration Technology and Experimentation (SoSITE) program aims to develop and demonstrate concepts for maintaining air superiority through novel SoS architectures—combinations of aircraft, weapons, sensors and mission systems—that distribute air warfare capabilities across a large number of interoperable manned and unmanned platforms. The vision is to integrate new technologies and airborne systems with existing systems faster and at lower cost than near-peer adversaries can counter them. Continue reading
Aeryon Labs Gets Three Statewide FAA Approvals
Aeryon Labs Inc. is the first Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) sUAS provider to be named in statewide approvals by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for research and public safety applications. Kansas State University Salina (KSU) and the Michigan State Police (MSP) have been granted authority to use Aeryon sUAS throughout their respective states. Continue reading
C-5M Super Galaxy Set 45 Records in One Flight
A C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew from Travis Air Force Base claimed 45 aeronautical records in one flight, positioning the U.S. military’s largest airframe as the world’s top aviation record holder with a total of 86 world records. Continue reading
F22 Raptor Takeoff
F22 Raptor take off at Fairford. Continue reading
“Spirit Of Kent” Spitfire Flying Display
Spitfire Flying Fast Over Manston Airport. Dan Griffiths was really gunning the Merlin engine, with the “Spirit Of Kent Spitfire” . Continue reading
Germany and France Agree on HALE project
Germany and France are to team up to develop military drones that would initially be used for battlefield surveillance, but could later be armed, the two nations’ leaders said in Berlin on Tuesday. Italy will also participate in the project which is to be settled before the year is out.
Bahamas Publishes Draft UAS Regulations
The Ministry of Transport and Aviation of the Bahamas advises the public that it has posted on the site of the Department of Civil Aviation draft regulations to regulate and govern the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
DroneDeploy Raises $9M Series A Funding
DroneDeploy is on a mission to make drones accessible to industrial users who have a business need for conducting outdoor landscape mapping and monitoring. So, in other words, it wants drones to be put to work by people other than enthusiastic dorks with a gadget habit — doing tasks like helping farmers spot crop damage and disease. Continue reading