The above photo shows a UAS reportedly recovered by the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution from the sea in the Gulf of Oman, near the port of Jask, Iran.
MLB’s VTOL UAS Gets DARPA Grant to Demonstrate Autonomous Payload Placement
MLB Company announced that it has concluded a DARPA funded research project to demonstrate precision autonomous delivery and placement of payload using its vertical take-off and landing UAS, the V-Bat.
Northrop Grumman Gets $71M US Navy Contract for 6 Next-Gen Fire Scouts
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce six additional next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopters.
University of Minnesota Develops UAS for Crop Control
For many people, the drone discussion has mostly come from Washington, but on the campus of the University of Minnesota, a group of researchers are tinkering with that discussion in their own way. Continue reading
China Plans Swarming UAS as Defence Against US Attack
A report by the Project 2049 Institute contends that Beijing has made considerable strides in its development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
US Naval Air Systems Command Awards Wyle Unmanned Air Systems $24 Million Contract
Wyle has been awarded a three-year $24 million contract to provide reliability improvement, testing, technology insertion and life-cycle analysis for unmanned air systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance project and programmes for the Naval Air Systems Command. Continue reading
Selex ES Flies Falco with New Radar
Selex ES has performed a series of flight trials with a Falco unmanned aircraft modified to carry its Gabbiano T-20 radar. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft Industry to Create 70,000 New US Jobs in 3 Years Following Integration into National Air Space
AUVSI unveiled a new study, which finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 70,000 new American jobs in the first three years following the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Continue reading