China plans to launch unmanned aircraft in 11 maritime provinces to survey weather patterns and environmental conditions around its coastal waters, according to the State Oceanic Administration, Legal Daily reported. Continue reading
UAS Europe, Sweden Acquires UAS IP Rights from UAV Services and Systems, Germany
Spy Owl 200
UAS Europe, Sweden, has announced that it has acquired the intellectual property rights, manufacturing capabilities and airframe stock for two different unmanned aircraft from UAV Services and Systems, Germany. Continue reading
14th Annual UAS Technical Analysis and Applications Center (TAAC) Conference December 4-6 in New Mexico
The 14th annual UAS Technical Analysis and Applications Center (TAAC) conference will beheld on December 4-6, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa at Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. Continue reading
Project Moby Dick – Cold War Spy Balloon from 1952
“Project 119L” was a Cold War reconnaissance operation by the U.S. Air Force in which large balloons floated cameras over the Soviet Union. Continue reading
UK Issues Urgent $63M Call for Maritime UAS
The UK Ministry of Defence was due to receive responses by 28 August from contractors interested in bidding for a maritime unmanned air system deal worth £40 million ($63 million). Continue reading
Eaton Supplies Hydraulic System Support for X-47B
As a key system supplier to Northrop Grumman, Eaton contributed the X-47B fuel system, engine-driven hydraulic pumps, reservoir, selector valves, hoses, Rynglok tube-fitting technology, swivels, flanges, couplings and straps. Continue reading
TV News Broadcasters Study UAS for Aerial News Photography
TV news-gathering gadgetry doesn’t get any sexier than the Camcopter S-100, a military-grade unmanned aircraft manufactured by the Austrian Schiebel Corp. Continue reading
DARPA’s Plan X Cyberwar Workshop – By Invitation Only
On Sepember 27, DARPA will hold a workshop to flesh out the US government’s cyberwar strategy called “Plan X.” The one-day workshop consists of a general access session for government employees and contractors, along with a Secret-clearance and above closed session to draw a roadmap for the future of America’s cyberwar forces. Continue reading