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.
Vancouver Reviews Film Industry UAS Use After Crash
A crash in downtown Vancouver last month has triggered a review by the city on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the film industry. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was being used to shoot a commercial near the intersection of Hastings and Hornby streets when it hit a building and crashed to the ground. No one was injured and Transport Canada says no one will be charged. Continue reading
Douglas A-1 Skyraider Attack Aircraft
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD) was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. It became a piston-powered, propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed “Spad”, after the French World War I fighter.
RPAS 2014 – From National Regulations to Common EU Rules on RPAS
At the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on June 24th, Filippo Tomasello of EASA will discuss EASA’s view of the European Commission’s European RPAS Roadmap Initiative.