The British military now has 500 UAS and has been looking for ways to increase the amount of UK airspace in which to fly some of them, according to the Guardian newspaper. Continue reading
Raven Counts Cranes in Wildlife Park
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado. — An electric whir filled the air of this high desert valley as Jeff Sloan, a cartographer for the United States Geological Survey, hurled a small remote-controlled airplane into the sky. Continue reading
Unmanned Systems Canada Student UAV Competition Winners
ING Robotic Aviation would like to congratulate the outstanding performance of team VAMUdeS at this year’s Unmanned Systems Canada student Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) competition. They placed first operationally, and third for design, in a tough field of competitors, including 10 teams from top universities all across the country. Continue reading
US Office of Naval Research Provides Blueprint for Controlling All Military Unmanned Systems
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has developed something similar to a master remote control for military ground, air and undersea unmanned systems that will work across the services, as outlined in this new video released, May 2. Continue reading
European Commission Publishes RPAS Document
The European Commission, Directorate Enterprise and Industry has just published an 8 page document describing the boost that RPAS can give to the European economy. The document highlights that more than 20 RPAS-related projects in various areas are currently being financed under the 7th Framework Programme for research and innovation. Continue reading
X-47B First Arrested Landing
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completes its first shore-based arrested landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on May 4. Continue reading
Singular Aircraft Reveals Details of Ground Control Station
The Singular Aircraft SA-03 is controlled by a remote station on land, a “Ground Station”. The Ground Station, can be fixed or hosted from a mobile vehicle which moves the system where needed. Continue reading
India Evaluates UAS for Maritime Missions
The efficacy of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as an early warning mechanism against enemy sneaking in aboard hijacked or rogue vessels was demonstrated during Exercise Gemini-2, the second edition of integrated coastal defence drill for Kerala and Lakshadweep in India. Continue reading