Insitu announced yesterday that it has signed a contract to deliver its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Netherlands to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for the Ministry of Defense (MOD). Continue reading
NextGen UAS Research, Development and Demonstration Roadmap Published
The US Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) has released the NextGen Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research, Development and Demonstration Roadmap (UAS RD&D Roadmap) Version 1.0. Continue reading
US Army Issues RFI for Nano UAS
The US Army has issued an RFI to obtain potential solutions to provide Nano Unmanned Aerial Systems (NUAS) capable of operating in various Army operational environments world-wide. Continue reading
Third EDA/ESA Workshop User/Stakeholder Workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have co-organized the third user/stakeholder workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems on March 8th 2012, at the ESA Redu Centre, Belgium. Continue reading
Australia Publishes Draft Qualifications for RPA Pilot License
The Australian Government has just released draft proposals for qualifications required to obtain a Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot). Continue reading
Frontex Organizes RPAS Border Surveillance Workshop
The workshop on “Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and Optionally Piloted Aircraft (OPA) potential for European border surveillance and search and rescue (SAR) operations” will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 18 and 19 April 2012. Continue reading
Autonomous, Roaming Swarm Creates Temporary Local Wi-Fi Network
Electronic Countermeasures @ GLOW Festival NL 2011 from liam young on Vimeo.
The Electronic Countermeasures project is essentially an autonomous, roaming Internet swarm, constructed from repurposed UAS. Continue reading
Mexico Was $50M Hermes 900 Buyer
When Elbit Systems announced a $50 million sale “to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of a country in the Americas” on Jan. 3,there was speculation that Colombia was the buyer. Continue reading