The US Air Force has announced that the MLB V-Bat VTOL UAA has been selected for a Phase II SBIR award. Continue reading
Leptron and Integrated Microwave Technologies form Technology Partnership
Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems for MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, announces the formation of a technology partnership with Leptron, the leader in industrial robotic helicopters. Continue reading
South Korea Budgets $440M to Develop Combat UAS
South Korea has allocated a budget of budget of $440M (500 billion Won) to develop unmanned combat aircraft. Continue reading
Kutta Technologies Develops Modular Manned/Unmanned Teaming Kit
Kutta Technologies, Inc. announced the formal product launch of their modular Manned / Unmanned Teaming Kit (MUM-TK) for aviators controlling UAS. Continue reading
Hirth Motors Launches New 2-Stroke UAS Engine Family
Goebler-Hirthmotoren KG (Hirth Motors) is launching a new UAS engine family based on Hirth’s 4102 100cc 2-stroke EFI engine that has flown over 15,000 successful missions in the EMT Luna UAS in Afghanistan and the Balkans. Continue reading
AAI Shadow(R) Tactical UAS Achieve 750,000 Flight Hours
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced yesterday that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) achieved a landmark 750,000 total flight hours during a U.S. Army mission supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Germany’s Defence Minister Has No Problem with Armed UAS
“A drone is nothing more than a plane without a pilot,” Germany’s Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere told the daily “Die Welt” in an article on Saturday. Continue reading
US Court Upholds Unmanned Aircraft Use in Arrest of American Citizen
A North Dakota court has preliminarily upheld the first-ever use of an unmanned aircraft to assist in the arrest of an American citizen. Continue reading