Within the UK-French framework, Thales and Finmeccanica Selex ES will cooperate for the development of the multifunction sensor suite and the communication sub-system of the future Anglo-French Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS). Continue reading
International UAS Test Group Adds Fifth Member
The International Consortium of Aeronautical Test Sites (ICATS) welcomed CATUAVTech Center (CTC) in Barcelona as its fifth member here at the Farnborough International Airshow yesterday, adding Spain to the list of countries involved in the partnership. The other countries represented in the group include Canada, the U.S., theUK and France. Continue reading
Frontex Enthusiastic about RPAS
The European agency tasked with keeping watch over the EU’s external borders, Frontex, is enthusiastic about adopting remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) to help them in that job. But significant challenges–some technical but the majority legal–mean that unmanned aircraft are unlikely to be deployed to help defend EU borders in the near future. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demonstrates Advanced GCS at Farnborough
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) had a significant presence at this month’s Farnborough International Air Show, including a demonstration of its Advanced Cockpit Block 50 Ground Control Station (GCS).
Thales Reveals 6-Kg Glide Bomb for UAS
Thales has developed a ready-for-market precision-guided bomb based on its Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM) designed for use on small unmanned air systems.
Hamas Video of UAS Shot Down over Israel
The armed UAS, shown in the video above released by Hamas, was purportedly launched by Gaza this morning, and they say it managed to make it all the way up north to Tel Aviv, before it was shot down by a Patriot missile battery. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demonstrates Predator Interoperability with NATO ISR Enterprise at Unified Vision 2014
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced its successful participation in NATO’s Unified Vision (UV14) Trial at Ørland Main Air Station in Brekstad, Norway, May 19-28.
MIT Researches UAS for Automated Lighting
Lighting is crucial to the art of photography. But lights are cumbersome and time-consuming to set up, and outside the studio, it can be prohibitively difficult to position them where, ideally, they ought to go. Researchers at MIT and Cornell University hope to change that by providing photographers with squadrons of small, light-equipped autonomous robots that automatically assume the positions necessary to produce lighting effects specified through a simple, intuitive, camera-mounted interface. Continue reading