The US Air Force is planning to test a high-powered spectral sensor for unmanned aircraft systems capable of spotting such things on the ground as improvised explosives or camouflaged targets by identifying what those objects are made of. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has announced plans to negotiate a contract with Raytheon Co. to test a podded version of the Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System-Hyperspectral (ACES-HY) on the Predator UAS. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter at Sochi Games
During the entire Olympics Games – the XXII Winter Games and Paralympics – the CAMCOPTERS-100 UAS Unmanned Aircraft System (in cooperation with JSC Gorizont Russia: Gorizont Air S-100) is operating in Sochi.
Busting Myths About the FAA and Unmanned Aircraft
The FAA has sought to dispel what it considers to be a lot of misconceptions and misinformation about unmanned aircraft system (UAS) regulations by publishing this information on its own web site. Continue reading
Orbital Develops NextGen Multi-Fuel UAS Engine for Insitu
Orbital has announced that it has successfully completed the design phase of its design, development and validation programme for the next generation Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) propulsion system for Insitu Inc. Insitu Inc, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, is one of the largest and most experienced operators of UAS in the world.
Russia To Deploy UAS In Tajikistan
Russian troops in Tajikistan have received surveillance UAS designed for “terrain reconnaissance and detection of radioactivity,” the Russian military has announced. “The UAS have substantially raised the military capability of the units carrying out the surveillance mission during day and night,” the report said. Continue reading
Denel Seeker 400 Completes First Flights
Denel’s Seeker 400 unmanned aircraft system successfully completed its first round of flight tests after a three year development process. Continue reading
Pentagon Chooses Global Hawk Over U-2
With the war in Afghanistan winding down and the pressure against federal spending increasing, the Pentagon is reconfiguring itself for leaner peacetime operations and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are among the programmes being affected. Continue reading
Iran Displays Combat UAS with Domestic Missile
Iran displayed its home-made combat UAS, Karrar, in camouflage and armed with anti-aircraft missiles in an Exhibition in Tehran on Saturday. The Karrar was displayed during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the Defence Industries Exhibition . Continue reading