Seattle police have a new tool in the fight on crime—a small, remote controlled Draganflyer helicopter that gives them a unique viewpoint. Continue reading
AeroVironment Q3 Results – Year to Date Revenues Up 15%
AeroVironment, Inc. just reported financial results for its third quarter ending January 28, 2012. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc Introduces Lynx Multi-Mode Radar Simulator
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has introduced the Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Simulator (TARS), a software-based training capability for Lynx Multi-mode Radar operators that can be run on a laptop computer. Continue reading
AAI Gets $600M Aerosonde Order from US Special Forces Command
US Special Forces Command (SOCOM) selected the AAI Aerosonde to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services. Continue reading
Hexacopter Monitors Fish & Game in Idaho
Idaho Power Co. fish biologist Phil Groves doesn’t want to see any more of his colleagues injured or killed in helicopter crashes while doing research. Continue reading
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to Host UAS Community Forum
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be hosting an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Community Forum on Thursday, March 8, 2012, from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm at its Prescott campus. Continue reading
Technion Students’ UAS Wins First Prize at Tel Aviv Aviation and Space Conference
An unmanned aircraft with a wingspan of 1.9 meters and weighing four kilograms – built by aeronautical and space engineering students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology – won first place at a Tel Aviv Aviation and Space Conference. Continue reading
The Only Way to Learn to Fly is to Fly: DARPA’s Regina Dugan at TED2012
“Be nice to nerds…” – the opening line from Regina Dugan, the director of DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) at TED2012. Continue reading