The UK will double the number of armed RAF Reapers in Afghanistan to 10 with the new aircraft to be operated remotely from Britain. Continue reading
France to Send UAS to Mali Region
French President Francois Hollande Gets His Teeth into It
France will move two unmanned surveillance aircraft to West Africa and is holding secretive talks with U.S. officials in Paris this week as it seeks to steer international military action to help Mali’s feeble government win back the northern part of the country from al-Qaida-linked rebels, The Associated Press has learned.
Bad Day for the AWACS
A NATO E-3 Sentry almost hit the tail of the tanker and its flying boom during air-to-air refueling operations. Continue reading
University of North Dakota Launches Nation’s First UAS Research Compliance Committee
In a bold and innovative move, the University of North Dakota has formed the country’s first Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research Compliance Committee that aims to get ahead of federal plans to regulate UAS in terms of privacy concerns and other social issues.The committee met for the first time Friday, Oct. 12. Continue reading
Motion Control Solutions for UAS and Battlefield Operations – White Paper
High-performance motion control systems are the workhorses that enable payloads to dependably execute their missions with pinpoint accuracy. Continue reading
Aurora and SRI Integrate On-Board Video Processing into Skate SUAS
Aurora Flight Sciences and SRI International Sarnoff have announced the integration of the SRI Sarnoff DL Micro digital data link and video processor into the Aurora Skate Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS). Continue reading
Switzerland Completes Israeli UAS Evaluations
Switzerland has completed in-country flight evaluations of two Israeli unmanned aircraft systems, with a decision on its medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance requirement expected to be made during 2014. Continue reading
BCB International Launches SQ-4 Recon at $32K
British-company BCB International just unveiled its SQ-4 Recon UAV, a miniature unmanned surveillance aircraft that’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Continue reading