Boeing and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) have demonstrated that an operator on the ground, using only a laptop and a military radio, can command an unmanned aircraft “swarm.” Continue reading
MLB Bat Performs Hi-Res Assessment of Seagrass and Coral in Florida
MLB has announced that it has concluded a high-resolution assessment of carbon dynamics in seagrass and coral reef biomes in partnership with the UAV Collaborative to better understand the dynamics of vulnerable near shore environments. Continue reading
Boeing Demonstrates Unmanned Helicopter Little Bird Ship-Based Capability
The Boeing Unmanned Little Bird H-6U helicopter successfully performed 14 autonomous take-offs and landings from a ship during flight tests last month. Continue reading
UTC Aerospace Systems Gets Autopilots and Payload Contract for AAI Aerosonde
UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp.,has received a contract from AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems to supply Cloud Cap Technology autopilots, stabilized camera payloads, ground station software components and flight management software from its business in Hood River, Ore. Continue reading
First Flight of Insitu RQ-21A STUAS
Insitu Inc. has announced the first flight of the US Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) RQ-21A UAS. The 1-hour test flight of the UAS commenced at 1538 PDT on July 28 at an Insitu facility in eastern Oregon. Continue reading
Air Robotics Introduces Four Delta sUAS
Air Robotics has introduced the Im IV-D (Four Delta), a hand-launched, small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) capable of carrying a wide variety of user-swappable payloads and able to survive demanding field environments. Continue reading
US Air Force Selects MLB/AAI/BYU to Develop Long-Endurance VTOL Tier II-Size UAS
The US Air Force has announced that the MLB V-Bat VTOL UAA has been selected for a Phase II SBIR award. Continue reading
Leptron and Integrated Microwave Technologies form Technology Partnership
Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems for MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, announces the formation of a technology partnership with Leptron, the leader in industrial robotic helicopters. Continue reading