The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is making progress in integrating national research and testing efforts aimed at putting technologies in place for a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system through the Civil Commercial Unmanned Aerial System (CCUAS) project. Continue reading
US Air Force Research Lab Studies Bat Flight for Micro Aircraft Development
“Biology has taught us a huge amount about flight,”‘ says Kenny Breuer, professor of engineering at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Continue reading
UAV Factory Delivers Gimbal Retraction Mechanism
UAV Factory started deliveries of GR-01 gimbal retraction mechanism. GR-01 gimbal retract mechanism is specifically designed for OTUS U135 gyro-stabilized gimbals from DST CONTROL AB.
DARPA’s Micro-Technology for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (Micro-PNT) without GPS
The U.S. Military relies on the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) to aid air, land and sea navigation. Like the GPS units in many automobiles today, a simple receiver and some processing power is all that is needed for accurate navigation. Continue reading
X-47B Unmanned Aerial Refueling Demo Victim Of Cuts
Plans to demonstrate autonomous aerial refueling of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat aircraft are a casualty of cuts in the U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2014 budget. Continue reading
ING Robotic Aviation Partners with Canadore College to Offer UAS Operations and Maintenance 10 Week Programme
Canadore College, in the city of North Bay, just 180 minutes north of Toronto, has partnered with ING Robotic Aviation to introduce a new course – Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Operations and Maintenance at the Aviation Campus. Continue reading
Insitu Partners with Santos Lab to Market Scan Eagle and Integrator UAS in Brazil
Santos Lab, a Rio de Janeiro-based start-up company, has signed a partnership agreement with Boeing subsidiary Insitu, and has unveiled two new unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Ionic Wind Thrusters – An Efficient Alternative to Conventional Atmospheric Propulsion Technologies ?
When a current passes between two electrodes — one thinner than the other — it creates a wind in the air between. If enough voltage is applied, the resulting wind can produce a thrust without the help of motors or fuel. Continue reading