House lawmakers recently chastised the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to take charge of security aspects related to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into civilian airspace. Continue reading
New Mexico State University Lands Support Role for DARPA Vulture Project
With a wingspan of 400 feet, the Vulture will be the largest unmanned aircraft ever flown in the world, but for New Mexico State University’s Physical Science Laboratory it’s only the latest in a long string of groundbreaking projects PSL has been working on for decades. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Opens Fire Scout Training Centre at US Navy Base in Florida
Northrop Grumman Corporation has established a new training facility for Fire Scout unmanned helicopter operators that offers improved flight simulators, hands-on aircraft maintenance and classroom instruction. Continue reading
Raytheon’s Small Tactical Munition (STM) Flight Test – Video
Raytheon just released this footage from the Small Tactical Munition (STM) flight test at the Yuma Proving Grounds in February 2012. Continue reading
Raytheon Technology Transforms Commercial Cargo Ships into Aid Delivery Platforms
Raytheon has completed the preliminary design phase of the Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) programme awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Continue reading
US Air Force Testing Lasers Above North Dakota
Gizmodo claims that one of the reasons that the FAA is closing down a large area around Devil’s Lake, North Dakota is to test UAS lasers. Continue reading
US Army: Decision To Defer Gray Eagle Software Fixes Was Fully Vetted
The U.S. Army is standing by its approach of continuing to fly, buy and upgrade its Gray Eagles notwithstanding software glitches encountered on the road to the programme’s initial operational test and evaluation, which is scheduled to begin the first week of August at Fort Irwin, California. Continue reading
Electronic Frontier Foundation Publishes Thousands of Pages of FAA UAS Records
The EFF recently received new information about unmanned aircraft flights in the United States, including extensive details about the specific models some entities are flying, where they fly, how frequently they fly, and how long they stay in the air. Continue reading