NASA has announced the winners of a competition to design a new UAS for tracking and collecting data on hurricanes. This year’s University Aeronautics Engineering Design Challenge called on university students to design a new UAS that can exceed the flight limitations of the systems currently used to gather storm data throughout the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, which runs June 1 to November 30.
Russian UAS with Air-Cushion Landing
Russia’s United Instrument-Making Corporation, a Rostec subsidiary, presented the unique and innovative Chirok UAS at the Innoprom international technology exhibition, the press service of the state corporation reported.
NASA Needs Long Endurance UAS
NASA has launched a concept study to evaluate options for acquiring a new fleet of large payload, long endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) within five to 10 years, the agency says. Continue reading
Singapore Reviews UAS Regulations
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is reviewing the regulatory framework for the various types of unmanned aircraft and their operations in Singapore. Continue reading
Autogiro Lands in San Francisco – 1932
Autogiro “Mercury” delivers 1932 greetings to San Francisco! The novel plane parks itself in heart of metropolis. Continue reading
Export-licensed Predator Makes Maiden Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully conducted the first flight of its export-ready Predator XP surveillance unmanned aircraft system.
Global Hawk Supports Nato JISR Trial
Northrop Grumman’s Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) has participated in a Nato exercise aimed at demonstrating and evaluating the alliance’s ability to coordinate and deploy critical joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (JISR) systems.
UAS Survey Wildlife in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Scientists say unmanned aircraft systems can be used to study wildlife in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands without harming the region’s fragile ecosystem. Continue reading