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
MicroLink Devices New High Efficiency Solar Sheet Powers Raven
MicroLink Devices, Inc. announced that it has developed a lightweight, flexible, high-efficiency solar sheet suitable for powering small electrical equipment and extending flight times of small unmanned systems. Continue reading
DC3′s with Mustang and Spitfire Fighter Escort
Two Douglas DC-3’s (a.k.a C-47 Dakota) are seen displaying at the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow in New Zealand last year, along with a fighter escort of two Spitfires and two P-51 Mustangs. Continue reading
US State of Virginia Votes 2-Year Moratorium on Use of UAS by Police and Government Agencies
Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday approved a two-year moratorium on the use of UAS by police and government agencies. Continue reading
US Army Divisions Train with 9 Gray Eagles but Deploy with 12
The US Army plans additional Gray Eagle units, one for each of 10 active-duty divisions, and several more for special operations units, aerial exploitation units and the National Training Center. Continue reading