The Alcatel-Lucent engineers, the prototypers of the Bell Labs Acceleration Platform and the engineers from Parrot got together to discuss a proof of concept for piloting an AR.Drone using 4G/LTE. Continue reading
Blue Devil Builder Mav6 Divests Airship Operations
Mav6 has announced that it has divested its airship business. The Vicksburg, Mississippi-based defence technology company leveraged this capability to execute work on the Blue Devil Block 2 system — a long endurance airship integrated with advanced sensor payloads built for the US Air Force. Continue reading
Boeing’s Truck-Mounted Solid-State Laser Against Unmanned Aerial Threats
Under a follow-on contractual effort from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Boeing will continue developing a truck-mounted directed energy system that improves warfighters’ ability to counter rockets, artillery, mortars and unmanned aerial threats. Continue reading
DGAC, France Publishes List of Approved RPAS Operators
In response to the many questions received by the DGAC (French Civil Aviation Authority) concerning the RPAS operator authorizations granted by the DGAC, the decision was taken this summer to make a list of RPAS operators authorized to conduct flight operations in France available online on their web site. Continue reading
Japan to Use Unmanned Helicopter to Measure Radiation Levels at Fukushima
Japan has pressed into service an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation levels within a three-kilometer radius of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where detailed studies have not been conducted since the accident last year. Continue reading
Telephonics Maritime Surveillance Radar Completes GMTI Mode First Flight
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced the successful flight test of the AN/ZPY-4(V) Maritime Surveillance Radar (AN/ZPY-4(V)) upgraded with a Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) mode. Continue reading
China’s Sunward Tech SVU200 Unmanned Helicopter Completes Autonomous Test Flights
China’s Sunward Tech SVU200 unmanned helicopter has successfully completed its first flight tests. Continue reading
Polish MoD Cancels $28M 2010 Contract with Aeronautics Defense Systems
The Polish Ministry of National Defence has cancelled a contract concluded in 2010 with the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems for the supply of Aerostar medium-range unmanned aircraft. The company has once again failed to meet deadlines, in spite of their postponement for two years. Continue reading