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Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its global security capabilities including airborne early warning and control systems, unmanned aircraft systems, fire control radars and infrared countermeasures at the Singapore Air Show.The air show is Asia’s largest aerospace and defence event and one of the world’s top three air shows and takes place from Feb. 11-16 at the Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC) located near Changi Airport. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. and the Lockheed Martin Corporation announced on Thursday an agreement to jointly pursue opportunities in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) development. Continue reading
BAE Systems has just released this footage of Taranis, the stealthy unmanned combat aircraft demonstrator, filmed during its initial flight trials. Continue reading
October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner ascended more than 24 miles above Earth‘s surface to the edge of space in a stratospheric balloon. GoPro just released this POV footage of the jump. Continue reading
Unmanned Experts LLC (UMEX) has joined Solentus to perform support services required for the operation of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) research within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Advanced Concepts & Technology Development. Continue reading
The Russian Air Force has received six ‘Outpost’ (Searcher-II) UAS. The platoon will be based in RAF’s air base in Kamchatka and will perform tactical reconnaissance sorties in the region. Continue reading
La Prensa Gráfica announced that this is the first time anyone in El Salvador has used a UAS for journalism. Footage was shot from a DJI Phantom 2 Vision quadcopter which takes high-quality photos and videos, is able to fly as high as 2,300 feet (716 meters), and can stay in the air for 25 minutes. Continue reading