Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger UAS for 48 hours and 1 minute on April 16-18 by using liquid hydrogen fuel in a new, NRL-developed, cryogenic fuel storage tank and delivery system. Continue reading
WineHawk Labs Rebrands as Precision Hawk to Focus on Precision Agriculture Market
Unmanned aircraft systems and remote sensing company Winehawk Labs announced today they will release a new model of their successful UAS platform in May of 2013 to coincide with company re-branding. The change in company name, from WineHawk Labs to Precision Hawk, reflects a change in focus from specifically viticulture to broader agriculture where there is a great need for precise data collection and cost-effective platforms for farmers and surveyors. Continue reading
Draganflyer Helps Canadian Police Find Accident Victim
A Saskatchewan man, lost and alone, was found by an RCMP remote controlled helicopter that spotted him from the sky. Continue reading
New OctoCopter from Tescorp in Colombia
Tecscorp Industries will soon unveil its new VTOL “Chronos” unmanned aircraft system, as part of an effort to develop covert equipment for use by special forces personnel and for agricultural, industrial applications. Continue reading
Vestel Delivers Karayel to Turkish Land Forces
Vestel is set to hand over the first of its production version Karayel unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Turkish Land Forces in July. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gets $110M US Army Gray Eagle Support Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. was awarded a $110,261,703 modification (P00032), to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract W58RGZ-12-C-0075, for Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems product support and fleet sustainment operations. Continue reading
Peru Claims Israeli UAS Fail to Perform
Two Israeli-made unmanned air systems that have been supplied to the Peruvian army are not being operated by their customer, which claims the equipment does not meet operational requirements. Continue reading
F-16C Block 40 of the 36th Fighter Squadron “Flying Fiends”
This video brings you onboard an F-16C Block 40 of the 36th Fighter Squadron “Flying Fiends”. Although the unit, belonging to the 51st Wing, is based at Osan airbase, not far from Seoul, in South Korea, the footage was shot while the squadron was deployed in Alaska, most probably to take part to a Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) exercise. Continue reading