Russia’s airborne forces (VDV) have started state acceptance trials of the new Iskatel (Searcher) lightweight unmanned aircraft system, the system’s makers announced recently. Continue reading
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito Test Flight
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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft, with a two-man crew, that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Official X-47B UCAS Catapult Testing Video
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Northrop Grumman just released this video of wireless ground handling and testing of X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System at Naval Air Station Patuxent River leading up to its first catapult launch Nov 29, 2012. Continue reading
UK Parliament Inquiry into UAS Deployment
The UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee will examine Britain’s increasing deployment of UAS after an investigation by the Military Aviation Authority found surging demand is ‘constraining the length of time available to train and qualify’ new operators. Continue reading
DARPA Programmable Matter Project Yields Tiny Reconfigurable Robots at MIT
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The device doesn’t look like much: a caterpillar-sized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a home-workshop drawer. But the technology behind it, and the long-range possibilities it represents, are quite remarkable. Continue reading
Boeing’s Reusable, Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Begins 2nd Flight
Boeing successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit on Tuesday, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space. Continue reading
Iran Admits Exporting UAS Technology to Venezuela
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Iran’s Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology said that the Islamic Republic is exporting its domestically made UAS technologies to a number of countries including Syria and Venezuela. Continue reading
Carnegie Mellon Unvivesity and Robotics Institute Develop Autonomous Obstacle Avoidance for Micro Aerial Vehicles
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The Robotics Laboratory (LAIRLab) at Carnegie Mellon Unvivesity and the Robotics Instutute teamed to work on the “Probably-Stable Vision-Based Control of High-Speed Flight through Forests and Urban Environments” project, funded by the Office of Naval Research. Continue reading