Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the U.S. Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
NYPD Removes Fake ‘Big Brother’ UAS Ads Near Occupy Wall Street Protest Site
City workers fanned out across lower Manhattan to quickly investigate and remove a series of fake NYPD “public service” ads depicting the police force as drone-deploying Big Brother that someone installed in bus shelters. Continue reading
University of Minnesota Gets NASA Grant to Study Air France Flight 447 Stall
A group of 15 University of Minnesota students is trying to harness UAS technology for flight research and civilian use. Continue reading
BAE Systems to Test UAS in Indiana
Indiana’s National Center for Complex Operation announced that it is pairing up with its first customer, BAE Systems. The company says it intends to use Indiana airspace to test the unmanned aircraft it produces. It will also use the state’s academic resources to create safety plans for its equipment. Continue reading
Surf Life Saving Australia Tests Aerobot Ring Dodecacopter
The Aerobot Ring is a co-axial hexacopter (dodecacopter) and due to its design, it is incredibly efficient as well as agile. Continue reading
Imint and Bluebird Perform Succesful Integration Tests
Successful integrated test were performed this week by Israeli UAS system provider BlueBird and Swedish software company Imint. The test marks the near completion of joint software integration work being performed over the course of the last several months. Continue reading
Aurora Flight Sciences Appoints Mark Cherry as President and COO
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that Mark C. Cherry will become President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective October 1, 2012. Mark succeeds John S. Langford, the company’s founder, who will continue as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Continue reading
US Air Force Says Modifying Cancelled Global Hawk Block 30 for Export Too Costly
The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it was too costly to modify for export a fleet of 18 unmanned Northrop Grumman Corp Global Hawk surveillance planes that the Pentagon wants to retire under a plan that U.S. lawmakers have criticised. Continue reading