A little more than two years into it’s engineering, manufacturing and development phase, the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) entered developmental test at China Lake, California beginning with a 66-minute flight on Monday. Continue reading
Life-Saving UAS Tested at Burning Man
A humanitarian group called Ideate recently tested UAS’ viability as a real-world delivery vehicle in one of the harshest, most brutal environments imaginable — Burning Man. Continue reading
Aerie Video of Its Unusual IAV Configuration
AERIE just posted its first video showing prototypes of its IAV in development, as well as some flying and hovering footage released for the first time. Continue reading
Operator Error and Mechanical Failure Caused MQ-1 Predator Mishap Over Afghanistan
The reaction of the Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) mishap pilot to a dual alternator failure began a chain of events that led to the crash of an MQ-1B Predator Feb. 14, 2012, in Afghanistan, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report just released. Continue reading
QinetiQ Small Multi-Spectral Imager First Flight
QinetiQ North America (QNA) recently announced the successful demonstration of its Small Multi-Spectral Imager (sMSI) during its first flight test in Imperial County, California. Continue reading
Belarus Bypasses EU Sanctions to Buy German Engines for UAS
German company 3W Modellmotoren, which produces the motors for small airplanes, stated that dealers resold some of its technologies to Belarus for the use in unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Inside Boeing’s Wind-Tunnel Model Shop
Boeing just posted this video of its wind tunnel model shop in Seattle. Continue reading
UND to Host Flight Tests with NDSU and NASA for Automatic Sense and Avoid Research
The University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University have partnered with NASA, working on an automatic sense and avoid system for unmanned aircraft. Continue reading