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
Insitu Common Open-mission Management Control System Flies Integrator UAS
Insitu Inc. announced that the Insitu Common Open-mission Management Command and Control (ICOMC2) system flew its Integrator Unmanned Aircraft System during a one-hour, 20-minute flight in eastern Oregon earlier this year. Continue reading
Boeing to Market Elbit’s Hermes Systems in USA
The Boeing Company and Elbit Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Farnborough Airshow to collaborate on the marketing and sales of Elbit Systems’ Hermes 450 and 900 product lines in the United States and select international countries. Continue reading