ReconRobotics announced that it acquired St. Paul systems engineering firm Xollai, a move that will expand its portfolio of technologies. Continue reading
Defense Engineering Corp Gets $24M Sense-and-Avoid Contract from US Air Force
The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base awarded a six-year $24.1 million contract to Defense Engineering Corp. to develop advanced sensing equipment to prevent mid-air collision between aircraft. Continue reading
Fire Scout to Get Multi-Mode Sensor Seeker for Anti-Piracy Operations
The US Navy plans to fit Multi-Mode Sensor Seeker (MMSS) to the Fire Scout for use in anti-piracy operations. Continue reading
Second Reaper Crash on Seychelles in 4 Months
A US MQ-9 Reaper crash-landed at the Seychelles main airport and careered into the ocean on Wednesday. Continue reading
DARPA Director Regina Dugan to Join Google
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?” asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Continue reading
Kyrgyzstan Requests American UAS
Kyrgyz officials have asked a U.S. military delegation for unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
US State Department Wants Own UAS Fleet
The US State Department wants to acquire its own fleet of unmanned aircraft to help protect diplomats posted to Iraq and other dangerous countries and in March, issued a request for proposals for contractors to provide the aircraft, crew and support on a turnkey basis. Continue reading
Electric Shocks to Brain Accelerate RPA Pilot Learning Process
Scientists at the Mind Research Network (MRN) in Albuquerque, NM have demonstrated that Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) enhances learning when applied to the inferior frontal and temporal cortices. Continue reading