EE said that it plans to use what it calls “air masts” in its “Signalling The Future” manifesto, which lays out the UK mobile operator’s $2.3 billion plans to extend its 4G LTE coverage to 99% of the UK population by 2017. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $279M USAF Reaper Contract
General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $279,144,933 fixed-price-incentive-firm and firm-fixed-price contract (0077) for MQ-9 Reaper production under Basic Ordering Agreement FA8620-10-G-3038.
UAS to Assess Disaster Damage
Doug Stow, a geography professor from San Diego State University, is developing a programme that uses before-and-after aerial imagery to reveal infrastructure damage in a matter of minutes. Continue reading
FAA’s New Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in today’s aviation system, while maintaining flexibility to accommodate future technological innovations. Continue reading
Successful Flight Tests of Sense & Avoid Radar on Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced a major technological advancement related to the integration of RPA into international and domestic airspace. GA-ASI successfully flight tested a pre-production Due Regard Radar (DRR), marking the first fully functional air-to-air radar on a RPA that meets the requirements for “Due Regard” operations in international airspace.
DJI Plans to Double Sales in 2015
DJI Technology Co., plans to double sales in 2015 as it pushes for clearer regulations on unmanned flights. Continue reading
Iranian-Built UAV Downed Over Iraq
Twitter accounts associated with the militant group Islamic State are tweeting out pics of another wrecked Iranian-made drone in Iraq. The tweets, which first appeared early Saturday morning, claim that Islamic State fighters shot down a drone near the city of Samarra, 70 miles north of Baghdad. The pictures show an Iranian Ababil-3 unmanned aerial vehicle in pieces, with what appear to be stickers of an Iraqi flag on its tail. Continue reading
NextGen ScanEagle Engine Passes FAR 33 Endurance Test
Orbital has announced that the Orbital designed and developed Insitu ScanEagle propulsion system has recently passed the United States of America, Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”) Federal Aviation Regulation section 33.49 reciprocating aircraft engine endurance test (“FAR 33.49”). Continue reading