General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that it was recently honoured by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) with a local award for outstanding aerospace management. Continue reading
Solar Impulse Flies from Madrid to Rabat, Morocco Today
Solar Impulse HB-SIA successfully completed its first leg of its voyage to Kingdom of Morocco after a technical stop in Madrid on Thursday 24 of May. Continue reading
RPAS 2012 – EUROCAE WG93 on Light RPAS: Introduction & Objectives
On the second day of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, Ron van de Leijgraaf, from Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands (on behalf of EUROCAE WG 93) will deliver his presentation on “WG on Light RPAS: Introduction & Objectives”.
AeroVironment Gets $15.8 Million Initial Order from US Army for RQ-11B Raven
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it received a $15,813,406 firm fixed-price authorization to perform on May 22, 2012 from the United States Army as the initial portion of a contract action with a total projected value of $65,889,191. Continue reading
Gun-Toting Texan Protesters use UAS for Target Practice
Following columnist Charles Krauthammer’s observation that the first person to shoot down a surveillance drone on US soil will be a “folk hero,” gun enthusiasts in Texas have done precisely that as a protest. Continue reading
Predator Crash in Khandahar Caused by Loss of Engine Coolant
Loss of engine coolant caused the crash of an MQ-1B Predator Jan. 30, 2012, in Afghanistan, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report released May 29, 2012. Continue reading
Canada Releases Figures on UAS Crashes
The latest annual fleet airworthiness review, obtained by The Canadian Press under the access-to-information law show that crashes by unmanned aircraft are increasing the number of accident investigations undertaken by the military’s flight-safety branch. Continue reading
RPAS 2012 – “Operational Experience & Lessons Learned” in Afghanistan by UK and French Armies
One of the highlights of UVS International’s RPAS 2012 Conference in Paris on June 5 – 7, will be on the second day, when the UK and French armies give a back-to-back presentation on “Operational Experience & Lessons Learned” in the deployment of UAS in Afghanistan. Colonel Gilles Randreau of the 61st Artillery Regiment in the French Army and Lieutenant-Colonel Craig Palmer, of 32 Regiment Royal Army will give the presentations. Continue reading