Jarno Smeets, a 32 year-old Dutchman and creator of the Human Birdwings Project, made history on Sunday with a record-breaking flight of over 100 meters in his local park achieved purely by flapping his wings. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Launches Dedicated Global Hawk Support Website
Northrop Grumman has established a Global Hawk Support Website where pertinent information about the Global Hawk (and related platforms) is provided.
Blue Devil Gets Motorised
Mav6 continues to progress on assembly of the M1400 Blue Devil 2 at airship maker TCOM‘s hangar in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Continue reading
Australia Sends Second Shadow TUAS to Afghanistan
Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced on Thursday that a second Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) will be delivered to the army almost a year ahead of schedule. Continue reading
Blue Bear iStart Still Under Development
Mike Humphreys, Military Account Manager for the UK company Blue Bear, said at a DSTL technology day in London, UK, that although the product was launched during DSEi in September, the system is still being developed and will be ready for purchase when the company is confident in its maturity. Continue reading
Altaeros Energies Demonstrates Airborne Wind Turbine
Altaeros Energies, a wind energy company formed out of MIT, announced that it has demonstrated high altitude power production from an automated prototype of its airborne wind turbine. Continue reading
Raven Scans Vandenberg Rocket Launch Site
Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Fay from the 30th Security Forces Squadron Inspects a Raven at Vandenberg Air Force Base - Photo:Jennifer Green-Lanchoney, US Air Force
Before the launch of a top-secret spy satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, a fleet of small unmanned aircraft will be doing some spying of their own. Continue reading
Iranian UAS Filmed in Syria
This video, uploaded on March 24, 2012, shows the made-in-Iran UAS, known as “Pahpad”, taking off and operating from Hamah airbase in the city of Hama, in the West of Syria, north of Damascus. Continue reading