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For decades, academic and industry researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Continue reading
UTC Announces New Short Wave Infra Red Camera
UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has introduced its next generation Sensors Unlimited shortwave infrared (SWIR) digital video camera. Continue reading
Aurora’s Additive Manufacturing Wing
Aurora Flight Sciences‘ 3D wing, designed by Aurora and built with additive manufacturing technology developed by Stratasys Inc., was showcased at last week’s announcement of the new National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) by senior officials of the Obama administration. Continue reading
AAI Gets $46.5M Shadow Data Link Retrofit Kits Contract from US Army
AAI Corp. was awarded a $46,524,041 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure tactical command data link retrofit kits for the Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Hypersonic Unmanned Aircraft Breaks Up Seconds Into Test Flight
An experimental X-51A Waverider hypersonic aircraft, designed to fly six times the speed of sound, broke apart over the Pacific Ocean seconds into a military test flight after a control fin malfunctioned during a test shot off the California coast the U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sinclair Selects UTC UAS for Training First Responders
UTC Aerospace Systems will provide Sinclair Community College with a small unmanned aircraft system for use in the college’s training programme for first responders. Continue reading
Aerostats to Monitor Mexican Border
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The U.S. military is joining with border-patrol officials in a new initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance aerostats from the battlefields of Afghanistan to America’s border with Mexico. Continue reading
Aeryon Scout Selected for sUAS Storm Response Study
New Mexico State University (NMSU), coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), will use the Aeryon Scout system in a series of operational trials to determine the best concept of operations for small UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) to quickly assess storm damage to utility distribution systems. Continue reading