In the framework of the European Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Steering Group (“ERSG”), established by the European Commission in 2012, there is the need to identify, plan, coordinate, and subsequently monitor the activities necessary to achieve the safe integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (“RPAS”) into the non-segregated Air Traffic Management (“ATM”) environment. Continue reading
Iran Mass-Producing ScanEagle Replicas
Iran has for the first time released images of the production line of an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) which is manufacturing copies of the US ScanEagle. Continue reading
Black Hornet Nano UAS Presentation in Afghanistan – Video
British Forces just released this video presentation of the Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Aircraft System that troops are using on the front line in Afghanistan to provide vital information on the ground. Continue reading
Boeing’s Phantom Eye Completes Taxi Tests and Software Upgrades
With its wings stretching 150 feet across the lakebed of Edwards Air Force Base, Boeing’s Phantom Eye – the liquid hydrogen-powered high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft system completed its latest series of taxi tests in preparation for its return to flight. Continue reading
Mayor of Seattle Orders Police To Abandon UAS Programme
Seattle’s mayor on Thursday ordered the police department to abandon its plan to use UAS after residents and privacy advocates protested. Continue reading
Insitu Gets US Air Force ISR Support Contract – Potential Worth of $190 M
Insitu Inc. has been awarded a $1,000,000 minimum – $190,000,000 maximum, twenty-five month, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to U.S. Special Operations Command. Continue reading
GA-ASI Successfully Tests Prototype Due Regard Radar Aboard Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the successful flight test of a prototype of its Due Regard Radar (DRR), a company-funded air-to-air radar system that supports GA-ASI’s overall airborne Sense and Avoid (SAA) architecture for Predator B RPA. Continue reading
Iran Reveals RQ-170 Decoded Video
Iran has just released footage that proves it has, if not literally decoded, at least accessed some of the data stored inside the U.S. stealth RQ-170 captured in December 2011. Continue reading