The British Army’s Watchkeeper is due to begin flying over British skies this week. The aircraft, which has been tested in West Wales since 2010 and is nearing the end of its trials, is expected to take a “significant role” in future military campaigns. Continue reading
Taranis uses Thrust Vectoring for Flight Control
BAE Systems‘ Taranis unmanned combat air system demonstrator is designed to defeat new counter-stealth radars, and may use thrust vectoring as a primary means of flight control and an innovative high-precision, passive navigation and guidance system, an AW&ST analysis indicates. Continue reading
New Radar Technology Detects Small UAS
Cambridge innovators have worked with government in the UK to develop a new way to detect and track small, slow moving Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) using innovative radar technology. Plextek Consulting has collaborated with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) UAS R&D Programme on the solution. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Gets Contract For SMSS-KMAX Cooperative Teaming Demo
Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.S. Army Robotics Technology Consortium to conduct a fully autonomous reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition experiment using both its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) unmanned ground vehicle and K-MAX unmanned aircraft.
High-Def UAS Video Sells Real Estate in Fort Lauderdale
Local 10 News in Fort Lauderdale reports that small UAS rigged with cameras they can give you an aerial view for a fraction of the cost of aerial photography. Continue reading
ACUO Joins UVS International
The association of Australian Certified UAV Operators Inc. (ACUO), Australia’s 
peak industry association 
for commercial unmanned aircraft, has become a member of UVS International and has been granted a seat on the International Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Coordination Council, the pre-eminent global policy coordination body for this important sunrise industry.ACUO has also been granted a seat on the Board of UVS International, the Paris-headquartered global unmanned systems industry association. Continue reading
UK Receives Final Delivery of Reapers
The United Kingdom (UK) has received into service its final five General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft systems, and will be transporting them into theatre “in the near future”, a Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson said on 21 February. Continue reading
Singapore-Israel Cooperation Leads to World’s First Civilian Fuel Cell UAS
Horizon Energy Systems of Singapore has produced an ultra-light fuel cell power system that has led to a new flight duration breakthrough for civilian unmanned aircraft systems. As part of a cooperation between Singapore and Israel, the programme has enabled the start of commercialisation of a first hydrogen fuel cell powered, long endurance civilian UA system able to fly for up to 10 hours at a time, able to cover a much wider area and lowering operational cost for end-users. Continue reading