The cancelled German Euro Hawk project will most likely not have consequences on a similar project by NATO. The alliance plans to use five Global Hawk Block 40 type for its “Alliance Ground Surveillance” (AGS) system. Continue reading
EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop Grumman and EADS Statement on the Euro Hawk Programme
EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS have released the following statement on the Euro Hawk programme: Continue reading
First Test Flight of Domestic Algerian UAS Scheduled for July
Mustapha Yahi,the Director of the national Centre of research in welding and control (CSC), announced last Thursday in Algiers that the first trial of a prototype Algerian UAS will take place on July 5 at Sidi Bel Abbes. Continue reading
German National Railways to Test Anti-Graffiti UAS
Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, plans to test small UAS to try to reduce the amount of graffiti being sprayed on its property. Continue reading
US Forest Service Drops Plans to Use UAS in Montana and North Idaho
Last week, the US Forest Service officials said they’ve dropped plans to use unmanned aircraft systems to survey forest fires because of clashes with Federal Aviation Administration rules. While some national forest firefighters in Alaska touted the remote-control planes’ ability to map forest fires in thick smoke, their legality proved a limitation. Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Turbofan Powers Triton Flight
A single Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engine powers the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, unmanned aircraft built by a Northrop Grumman-lead team. Continue reading
UAS Swarm Could Give Early Warning of Flash Floods
Christian Claudel at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology outside Jeddah is working on a UAS system that could give cities between 30 minutes and 2 hours of warning, as well as predicting the flood’s path. Continue reading
US NAVAIR Develops Airspace Integration Simulation Programme
Marines from Cherry Point, N.C., visit NAS Patuxent River, Md., to train with the Ground Based Sense and Avoid System, a new computer system designed to safely integrate unmanned aircraft in civilian airspace. Continue reading