The City of Arlington has two UAS, but they’ve never flown a single mission. News 8 has learned the police department’s unmanned aircraft programme might finally get to fly in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Insitu Takes Back Socom ISR Services Work From AAI
Insitu has won back the contract to provide UAS intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services to U.S. Special Operations Command (Socom), after AAI was dismissed from the contract it won away from Insitu last year. Continue reading
Lightweight UAS Demand Accelerates Development of Lightweight Payloads
First responders and Homeland Security forces worldwide are today investigating the use of UAS in the HLS arena. Continue reading
South Korea Military Considers using Unmanned Attack Helicopters against North
The South Korean military is pushing to develop unmanned attack helicopters capable of hitting North Korea’s front-line bases as a way to counter growing threats from the communist country, a senior military official said on Monday. Continue reading
X-47B Featured on “CBS Sunday Morning”
This is an extract from David Martin’s full report on the future of UAS which aired on Sunday, on “CBS Sunday Morning” TV show. Continue reading
Bulova Technologies to Market United Drones
Bulova Technologies Group, Inc. announced the signing of an agreement with United Drones, LLC of Naples Florida to market the United Drones product line of Unmanned Aircraft, Unmanned Ground Vehicles, and Armored Tactical Command Centers. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Successfully Flight Demonstrates New Mission Management Control System for UAS
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for the first time using open architecture-based command and control software and hardware developed by the company, moving the company one step closer to offering its common Mission Management Control System (MMCS) product, which can be implemented across various unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to improve mission effectiveness and reduce training requirements. Continue reading
Roke’s Miniature Radar Altimeters Now Certified Dust and Water Proof
Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) has achieved an Ingress Protection (IP) certification for its Miniature Radar Altimeters (MRA).This will deliver UAS operators greater flexibility in mission types, including recovery from water, and reduced operating costs. Continue reading