The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft piloted by the German and Austrio-Hungarian Air services during World War I. These aircraft were flown by many of the top German Ace pilots and was very dominant during their period. Continue reading
US Government Accountability Office Reports Concerns on Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft Programme
The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier-based unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) programme has budget and schedule related risks associated with its acquisition strategy, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Continue reading
Animal Activists Using UAS For Aerial Surveillance
Animal rights activists are using a new weapon in their war against animal abuse. Stuart Chaifetz, a Cherry Hill, NewJersey-based investigator with the organization Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (“SHARK”), says his group uses UAS to go where there are no roads, and beyond fences and walls. Continue reading
Japan Defence Ministry Develops Protocol to Shoot Down UAS in Airspace Violations
The Japanese Defence Ministry is planning a new protocol to deal with foreign unmanned aircraft that approach Japan’s airspace, like the Chinese military UAS that ventured near the disputed Senkaku Islands last month. Continue reading
Falcon Project in Pursuit of Bigfoot
The Falcon Project is a kind of supernatural missing persons mission, calling for “eyes in the sky” in combination with a “quick response investigative ground team.” They would spend months at a time scanning undisclosed locations with high Bigfoot potential, hoping not only for irrefutable video, but to make contact. Continue reading
The Death And Resurrection of Global Hawk
Despite the loss of business from the U.S. Air Force, American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman continues to find customers for its RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS. In large part that’s because the RQ-4 has been much improved over the last three years. The RQ-4 has become more reliable, efficient, and flexible. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $20M US Army Order for RQ-11B Raven UAS Gimbaled Sensor Payloads
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has received an order from the U.S. Army for the company’s Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the Army’s fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Indiana Site Confirmed for NASA UAS Contest
The Ohio/Indiana UAS Center & Test complex confirmed that Camp Atterbury in Indiana will host the upcoming NASA UAS competition. Continue reading