Tasuma UK Ltd. has recently supplied to UAV Engines Ltd, UK. a full sized blended wing body UAS for testing and ratification with the AR731 rotary engine. Continue reading
US to Give Unarmed UAS to Afghanistan
President Hamid Karzai announced on Monday that the United States would give Afghanistan its own fleet of unmanned surveillance aircraft and would speed up the handover of detainees held by American forces. Continue reading
AAI Buys MetaVR VRSG Licenses for US Army UAS Simulation Training
MetaVR, Inc. has announced that AAI Corp. recently purchased 176 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to be delivered over 28 months. Continue reading
Austro Develops Vibration Free Rotary Engine for UAS
After two and a half years of development, Austro Engine has bench-tested a new dual full authority digital engine-controlled rotary aircraft engine called the AE80R. Continue reading
IAI Continues Development of Unmanned Butterfly
When the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) “butterfly” unmanned aircraft, or rather super micro aircraft, takes off in one of the company’s hangars, it looks like a toy for spoiled boys who have parents with really deep pockets. In reality, it is being developed for far more serious scenarios. Continue reading
Boeing: Building A Better GPS
As the number of GPS devices increases globally, so must the satellites. Continue reading
Italian Predator Completes 4 Missions in One 24-Hour Sortie
The Italian Air Force has set a new service record in December 2012, when one of its Predators deployed to Herat flew for 24 hours, supporting four different ground missions in Afghanistan. Continue reading
UK MoD Reveals Expenditure on Delayed Watchkeeper Programme
The UK Ministry of Defence expects to spend £160 million ($258 million) on its Watchkeeper unmanned air system programme over the next three financial years, but is still unable to say when the delayed type will be ready to enter operational use. Continue reading