Cassidian’s DVF 2000 unmanned aircraft system will be on show at the 26-30 March Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition. Continue reading
Multidisciplinary Team Studies Severe Storms with sUAS
A team of educators are conducting in situ sensing in local storms and air masses with small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS), explains Dr. Brian Argrow, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles, University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, during the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Summit in Norman, Oklahoma. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $433M US Air Force Global Hawk Logistics Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California is being awarded a $433,518,021 (estimated) cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor logistics support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk fielded weapon system. Continue reading
FAA Announces Public Meeting on Privacy Policy for UAS Test Site Programme
The FAA will be holding a public engagement session on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, on the proposed privacy policy approach for the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site programme. Continue reading
Japan Drones & Guardtime Team to Deliver Keyless Signatures for UAS
Guardtime, a provider of Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) technology for the authentication of electronic data, announced that it is partnering with Japan Drones, a developer of custom software for miniature Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) selling into the Japanese market. Continue reading
Schiebel Demonstrates Camcopter at Lima Exhibition, Malaysia
The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition taking place from 26th to 30th March 2013 will feature an additional highlight: Demonstrations of the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) will be part of the daily flight display. Continue reading
FAA Map Shows Distribution of UAS Test Site Applicants
The FAA map shows distribution of UAS test site applications across the United States. Click on it to see full size version. Continue reading
The Unmanned Farmer Gets a Bird’s Eye View of his Land
“It’s a simple economic equation. The biggest potential for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is aerial images and data acquisition. You can take a simple UAS and rewire imagery for a farmer’s field for cents on the dollar compared to using traditional aircraft. That’s the holy grail of aerodynamics,” said Rory Paul, CEO of Volt Aerial Robotics, a St. Louis-based company. Continue reading