The leader of the Shia militant movement Hezbollah in Lebanon said his group is responsible for launching a UAS into Israel last week, and Iranians made it. Continue reading
Oculus Systems Markets Huginn X-1 Nano UAS in the UK
Oculus Systems Ltd is pleased to announce that it has become the UK re-seller for the NANO UAS, Huginn X-1 (manufactured by Sky-Watch in Denmark). Continue reading
US Navy’s New ScanEagle Compact Launch and Recovery System Uses Compressed-Air Launcher
A shipboard-capable system designed to support both the launch and recovery of the Scan Eagle successfully completed final demonstration flight testing Sept. 27 at a testing range in eastern Oregon. Continue reading
US Navy Wants Lasers to Destroy Incoming UAS
The US Navy is confident that laser cannons will move out of science fiction and onto the decks of its surface ships by the end of the decade. Continue reading
Boeing and Korean Air Aerospace Division Sign MoU on Cooperation Including UAS
Boeing and Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will broaden their cooperative relationship to include rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and military aircraft maintenance and support through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Oct. 4. Continue reading
Trimble Introduces Next Generation Software for UAS and Aerial LiDAR Data Production
Trimble has introduced a new version of its Inpho software products for aerial photogrammetry and laser scanning data production. Continue reading
Canada’s ING Prefers Canada’s Aeryon Scout for Civilian Inspection Jobs
ING Engineering in Ottawa, Ontario, is a robotic aviation systems operator with UAS of different sizes for hire. “We’re a charter aviation company. We fly payloads, not people,” said ING founder and CEO Ian Glenn. Continue reading
Germany Blocks EADS – BAE Systems Merger
Europe’s two biggest aerospace firms will go back to the drawing board to find new strategies after Germany stymied the world’s biggest arms and aviation company merger. Continue reading