At the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on June 24th, Mike Lissone will discuss the Eurocontrol perspective on ATM integration as part of of the European Commission’s European RPAS Roadmap Initiative. Continue reading
UAS Tracks Down Brazilian Drug Baron in Rio
Police intelligence officer Adriano Barbosa tracked the drug gang leader known as “Little P” for almost a month as part of Brazil’s push to curb violence in Rio de Janeiro’s slums before the World Cup.
Iran Wants UAS to Patrol Pakistan Border
“We are in the process of signing contracts with the manufacturing companies to use UAS for protecting the country’s borders,” Commander of the Iranian Border Guards Units General Hossein Zolfaqari told reporters last week.
Airbus Wants to Become Major UAS Supplier
Airbus Defence & Space is determined to establish itself in the top tier of global unmanned air vehicle suppliers, with a joint MALE 2020 project being proposed with Alenia Aermacchi and Dassault intended to head the process. Continue reading
Aeronautics Launches NextGen Orbiter 2B at Eurosatory
Aeronautics will launch the newest member of its Orbiter UAS Family – Orbiter 2B – with unique capabilities in the areas of Data Communications and Mission Completion at Eurosatory 2014, on June 16-20 in Paris.
RPAS 2014 – SESAR Demonstrations – RPAS Definition Phase
At the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on June 23rd, Denis Koehl [Major General French Air Force (rtd)] will discuss the European Commission’s European RPAS Roadmap Initiative from the SESAR perspective.
Airbus to Target UAS Record with Improved Zephyr
Airbus will later this year conduct a flight test campaign with an improved version of the Zephyr high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system design recently acquired from Qinetiq, and believes a niche market exists for the product. Continue reading
California UAS Summit Report
More than 300 California UAS industry stakeholders packed a Point Loma conference centre to mull how the state can dominate the UAS business despite all the questions hovering around it.