The U.S. General Services Administration has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to solicit lease proposals for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of NASA’s historic Hangar One, at Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) in the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California. Continue reading
Leica Teams with Aibotix for UAS 3D Inspection and Mapping
Swiss airborne mapping company Leica Geosystems has teamed up with German UAS manufacturer Aibotix to create a one-stop shop for infrastructure inspection and mapping. Continue reading
NAMFI Certifies SCR Targets ALBA and SCRAB II Aerial Target Systems
During week 22 of 2013, SCR together with its partner company ALTUS LSA, successfully certified the ALBA and SCRAB II aerial target systems at the NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) in Crete. Continue reading
University of Florida Laboratory Develops Next Hurricane Hunters
Kamran Mohseni envisions a day when the unmanned aircraft in his laboratory at the University of Florida will swarm over, under and through hurricanes to help predict the strength and path of the storms. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman and NASA Extend Global Hawk Programme for Science Missions
Northrop Grumman Corporation and NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center extended the NASA Space Act Agreement and will continue sharing Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for science missions and flight demonstrations, including hurricane surveillance, atmospheric research and exploration of new mission capabilities. Continue reading
Old Footage of UAS Near Miss in Afghanistan Causes Uproar in Germany
Classified footage of an out-of-control UAS narrowly missing an Afghan passenger plane carrying 100 people has caused outrage in Germany. Continue reading
Brazil to Deploy UAS over Soccer Stadiums
Brazil will deploy two UAS over the stadiums of Rio and Brasilia during the opening and closing of the Confederations Cup next month, the country’s Air Force said recently. Continue reading
Inaugural Flight of a Fire-Control UAS over North China
China announced an inaugural flight of a fire-control UAS over the Greater Hinggan Mountains, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on June 3, 2013. Continue reading