France’s imminent decisions on UAS procurement will have a disproportionate influence on future European unmanned aircraft programmes, and will likely determine whether Europe can catch up with Israel and the United States, whose industries currently dominate the sector. Continue reading
Laser Powers Lockheed Martin’s Stalker UAS For 48 Hours
Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive, Inc., recently demonstrated the capabilities of an innovative laser power system to extend the Stalker UAS flight time to more than 48 hours, representing an improvement of 2,400 percent. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Develops Homing Beacon for K-Max Cargo Delivery
Lockheed Martin has developed a small homing beacon the size of a hockey puck to help increase the accuracy of cargo drops by UAS. Continue reading
BAE Taranis Completes Tests Ahead of 2013 Flight Trials
Taranis, BAE’s unmanned combat air system technology demonstrator, has successfully completed a series of key tests on the way to commencing flight trials in 2013. Continue reading
ULTRA Consortium Kick-Off Meeting
On 27 June 2012, the kick-off meeting of the ULTRA (Unmanned Aerial Systems in European Airspace) Consortium took place at the premises of Indra in San Fernando, Madrid, Spain. Continue reading
Insitu Pacific Announces Contract for ScanEagle in Japan
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced that it has signed a contract to deliver ScanEagle UAS to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) for comprehensive operational evaluation by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Continue reading
Tekever’s AR4 Light Ray UAS Flies at Farnborough
Tekever’s AR4 Light Ray is the first fully autonomous UAS to be exhibited in an international Air Show, performing daily flights between July 9th and 13th at Farnborough. Continue reading
Fourth Export Customer SELEX Falco
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has announced a further export customer for its Falco Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading