General Atomics expects the first sales of an unarmed export version of its Predator within months, seeing the Middle East and Latin America as particularly fertile markets.
Insitu Pacific Announces ScanEagle Service Trials with Royal Australian Navy
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced that it has extended and expanded its existing Australian Defence Force contract with the Australian Army to include the provision of ScanEagle UAS services for trials with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Continue reading
EADS Innovation Works Presents 3D Printed UAS at Farnborough
At Farnborough Airshow, EADS Innovation Works is presenting the prototype of a portable UAS produced by Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) technology, also known as 3D-printing. Continue reading
French Decision has Disproportionate Influence on Future European UAS Programmes
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