Trimble announced that it has acquired privately-held Gatewing of Gent, Belgium, a provider of lightweight unmanned aircraft sytems (UAS) for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping applications. Continue reading
RAF Considers Heron TP
Israeli and British security sources have confirmed in recent days that the Royal Air Force has been considering buying a number of Heron TP (also known as the Eitan) systems, since the Mantis, a joint British-French unmanned strategic project, has been delayed and will not be operational before 2020. Continue reading
US Army Upgrading Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
The U.S. Army is moving along with a series of upgrades and technological improvements to its Unmanned Aircraft System platforms, or UAS, Program Office officials said April 3. Continue reading
Rotax Develops Advanced 4 Cylinder 4 Stroke Engine
Engine manufacturer Rotax will this year begin delivering ASTM and certificated versions of a new four-stroke, four-cylinder piston 912iS engine, with monitoring capabilities typically found only in more advanced turbofan engines. Continue reading
Logos Technologies Demonstrates Kestrel for US Border Security
Logos Technologies successfully showcased its Kestrel day/night wide-area persistent surveillance system at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demonstration in Nogales, Arizona. Continue reading
Advanced Defense Technologies Takes Delivery of Halberd UAS
Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. and Halberd Corporation announced the delivery of the first of several unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
ReconRobotics Acquires Xollai
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