The tenth meeting of the ICAO UAS Study Group took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 24 to 28 September 2012. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $20M US Air Force Beyond-Line-of-Sight Contract
The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $20 million contract to add beyond-line-of-sight command and control functions on one of its E-11A communications-relay aircraft, announced the company. Continue reading
CANSO Announces Jeff Poole as Director General
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, is pleased to announce that Jeff Poole will assume the role of Director General as from the 1st. of January 2013. CANSO shows its gratitude to Samantha Sharif for the good work she has done as Interim Director General. Continue reading
UAS on Display at International Association of Police Chiefs Convention in San Diego
One of the many high-tech gadgets being marketed this week at the International Association of Police Chiefs Convention in San Diego are small unmanned aircraft, that can fit in a police cruiser’s trunk. Continue reading
FAA’s Willis Provides Quick Update on Selection of Six UAS Test Sites
At a presentation at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in San Diego about law enforcement’s use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), Randy Willis, the air traffic control specialist who is spearheading the FAA’s oversight of the expanded use of these aircraft, laid out an approximate timetable for the establishment of six sUAS test sites across the country. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $12M US Navy ScanEagle Modernisation Contract
Insitu, Inc., is being awarded a $12,430,363 delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0008) for the hardware required to modernize the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems and the systems ancillary equipment. Continue reading
Iran’s New Shahed 129 UAS is Hermes 450/Watchkeeper Clone
Judging by the images in this video, Iran’s new “Shahed 129″ is largely based on the Israeli Hermes 450 model. Continue reading
Obama Blocks Chinese Wind Farm Near UAS Test Site
Citing national security risks, President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a Chinese company from owning four wind farm projects in northern Oregon near a Navy base where the U.S. military flies unmanned aircraft and electronic-warfare planes on training missions. Continue reading