Lian Pin Koh, an ecologist at the ETH Zürich, and Serge Wich, a biologist at the University of Zürich and PanEco, have built their own unmanned aircraft equipped with cameras, sensors and GPS for $2,000. Continue reading
AeroVironment Launches Digital Wasp AE sUAS with $2.5M US Air Force Contract
AeroVironment has introduced the Wasp small unmanned aircraft system and announced that it has been accepted by the U.S. Air Force for inclusion in its Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV) programme. Continue reading
US Sells Surveillance UAS to Iraq’s Navy to Protect Oil Supplies
The United States has agreed to sell unarmed unmanned surveillance aircraft to Iraq’s navy as part of an effort to help protect that nation’s oil exports amid growing tensions in the Persian Gulf and to strengthen U.S.-Iraqi ties.
Northrop Grumman Gets $1.7BN Global Hawk Contract at NATO Summit
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced it has signed a $1.7 billion (€1.2 billion) contract for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS is expected to be the major data source for NATO’s system for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR).
Raytheon Gets $85M US Army Contract to Test Griffin Missiles for UAS
The Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Arizona was awarded a $85 million U.S. Air Force contract to build 22 all-up Griffin missiles and 43 telemetry rounds for Griffin tests.
University of North Dakota Co-Sponsors Sixth Annual Summit on UAS in Grand Forks May 22-23
How unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are used for both peaceful and military purposes will be the focus of the Sixth UAS Action Summit May 22-23 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Continue reading
Ted Wierzbanowski to Chair ASTM International UAS Committee
ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has elected Ted Wierzbanowski, Director of UAS Airspace Integration at AeroVironment Inc. in Monrovia, California, as its new chairman. Continue reading
Near Miss Over Denver
A mystery object, thought to be a military or law enforcement drone, flying in controlled airspace over Denver had a near miss with a commercial jet last week. Continue reading