An Air Force Research Laboratory partnership with UES, Inc. and Microlink Devices, Inc., has integrated new lightweight, flexible, high-efficiency solar panels onto a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) platform. Continue reading
FAA Suspends Site Selection for UAS Airspace Integration
The FAA has indefinitely delayed site selection for unmanned aircraft system trial flights, effectively stalling the push to integrate UAS into civil airspace. Continue reading
Egypt to Buy ANKA from Turkey
Egypt will buy 10 ANKA reconnaissance unmanned aircraft from Turkey, the Sabah newspaper reported. Continue reading
Israeli Air Force Squadron Details Heron Operations
The Israeli Air Force is being called on to expand its use of Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned aircraft, as the system’s attributes become better known. Continue reading
AAI Gets $203M US Army Contract for Shadow Logistics and Support
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $203,568,826 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Continue reading
Datron Scout Helps Toxic Clean-Up After Chemical Train Derailment
Datron World Communications, Inc., has announced that their Scout was instrumental in helping local, state and federal officials as well as first responders on the ground sort out solutions for dealing with a derailed tanker car containing toxic chemicals in Louisville, KY on November 1st. Continue reading
US Navy & Northrop Grumman Conducting Triton Ground Testing
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have added a second Triton unmanned aircraft to ground testing efforts in late September – part of an initial step in preparation for flight operations. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $12M US Navy Contract for Extra ScanEagle Flight Hours
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Wash., is being awarded a $12,075,793 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) to procure additional flight hours for pre and post deployment operations and services in support of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Continue reading