The International UAV Innovation Grand Prix (UAVGP 2013) will be held in Beijing in September, 19th-25th, 2013 with a total prize of RMB 1.7 million (USD 275,000 ), composed of Athletics Grand Prix, Creativity Grand Prix, Air Show, Innovative Works Exhibition and Innovation Forum. Continue reading
NASA Books Reveal Wisdom Gained from UAS Failures
Preventing future aviation accidents is the motive behind two books published by NASA, one brand new and one that is a year old and has been so popular a second printing was ordered.
Catalina PBY-5a in RNZAF WWII Colours
New Zealand’s only airworthy Catalina PBY-5a undertakes a submarine bombing mission (tongue-in-cheek reenactment) during its display at the Classic Fighters 2003 airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand. Continue reading
Lighter Than Air Systems Sells Aerostat Winches to US Army
World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (“LTAS”), has provided seven critical aerostat launcher electric main winches and spare components to support the Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (“STMPAS”) for the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (“REF”). Continue reading
The UN Security Council Should Deploy UAS in Ivory Coast
The U.N. Security Council should consider deploying unmanned surveillance aircraft in Ivory Coast to aid the world body’s peacekeeping mission in the west African country, Ivory Coast’s U.N. envoy said on Tuesday, echoing a recommendation by the U.N. chief. Continue reading
General Norton Schwartz Joins Aurora Flight Sciences Board
Aurora Flight Sciences announced that General Norton A. Schwartz, retired Air Force Chief of Staff, has been elected to its Board of Directors. General Schwartz entered the Air Force Academy in 1969 and retired as the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force in 2012 in a career spanning over 43 years. Continue reading
RPAS 2013 Conference & Regulatory Forum Programme Announced
Today the programme of the RPAS 2013 Conference & Regulatory Forum was published. The 15th edition of this annual international event will take place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 24-27 June 2013 (the week following the Paris Air Show). Continue reading
Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Completes Flight Testing
The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test programme to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design concept. Continue reading