Clarkson University graduate student Jordan Janas has been part of a research team that has developed an unmanned aircraft that will be used to measure wind speeds and turbulence. Continue reading
Thales’ TMA 6000 Wideband Airborne Datalink Terminal Gets US Certification
Thales has announced the STANAG 7085 certification of its TMA 6000 wideband airborne datalink terminal by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), making the TMA 6000 the first European terminal of its kind to obtain certification in the United States. Continue reading
US Air Force Seeks Engineers for Collaborative Target Tracking by UAS
The US Air Force is looking for engineers who can develop technology to help different unmanned aircraft collaboratively track targets, according to an announcement on grants.gov. Continue reading
US Air Force Considers Voice Control for UAS
The next decade could see a huge shift in the way armed unmanned aircraft and their human controllers interact, with potentially profound effects on future battlefields.
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency to Develop UAS to Measure Radioactivity
Japan’s atomic energy authority and the country’s space agency has announced a joint project to develop an unmanned aircraft to measure radioactivity in the environment after last year’s nuclear disaster. Continue reading
Putin Serious About Expanding UAS Fleet
During a defence budget meeting last Thursday after visiting a base in southern Russia, newly-re-elected President Vladimir Putin said “We need a programme for unmanned aircraft.”
A Day in the Life of X-47B UCAS – Video
Northrop Grumman just posted this video which is a visual summary of activities associated with the recent flight testing of X-47B Air Vehicle Two (AV-2) at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Continue reading
US Air Force Cancels Blue Devil 2
The $211 million Blue Devil 2 airship, built for the Air Force by the tiny, Virginia-based company Mav6, is slated for dismantling and storage, bringing to an ignominious end a two-year saga of technological ambition, bureaucratic waffling and vicious politicking. Continue reading