CybAero received an order from China Customs for three systems in January 2014. These systems are to be stationed on three new vessels China Customs will be commissioning in 2015. CybAero commenced factory testing on the first system on February 2nd.
Pentagon Proposes $2.9 Billion on UAS in FY16 Budget
The Obama administration rolled out a proposed Fiscal Year 2016 defence budget of $585.3 billion on February 2. Nearly $50 billion would be spent on aircraft and related systems during the fiscal year, which begins in October. Continue reading
UAS Change Search Process for Gas Field Hazards
East Liberty-based Identified Technologies has created an automated drone and docking system for gathering data at industrial sites, especially shale gas operations. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Start Production on Korean Global Hawks
Northrop Grumman Corporation will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Republic of Korea’s Air Force. The systems will provide valuable wide-area intelligence gathering capabilities to military commanders so they can make more informed decisions.
Police Question BBC re Drone in Davos No-Fly Zone
Three BBC journalists have been questioned by Swiss police for breaching high-level security protocols by using a drone at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month.
UAVs Help Canadian Arctic Icebreaker
Even for the world’s biggest icebreaker, the best way through Arctic ice is to go around it. There’s an art to navigating an obstacle course of ice floes thick enough to smash a hole in a steel hull. Continue reading
BAE Systems to Develop ASW UAS
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) experts at BAE Systems are developing an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) sensor payload able to look for submerged enemy submarines by detecting small variations in the Earth’s magnetic field. Continue reading
China Supplies UAS for Gas to Uzbekistan
China has supplied at least one UAV, the Pterodactyl (Yilong-1), which was developed by China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, to Uzbekistan.