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President Obama has signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act 2012—with funding and provisions for granting military, commercial, and privately-owned unmanned aircraft greater access to US airspace and air traffic management systems modernisation—into law. Continue reading
Bell/Northrop Grumman MQ-8C ‘Fire X’The US Navy has cancelled its medium-range maritime unmanned air system (MRMUAS) programme, which was to produce a vertical-lift UAS to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for up to 8 hours. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. announced yesterday that it recently received an order from the United States Air Force for Switchblade loitering munition systems and services.
Officials of the US Department of Defense (DoD) plan to spend at least $5.78 billion to buy and develop unmanned vehicles and unmanned vehicle payloads next year, according to data in the Pentagon’s budget documents released this week. Continue reading
The European Defence Agency and the European Commission co-organised a workshop on Research and Development on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, on Friday 9 February, in the Royal Military Academy (Brussels). Continue reading
DARPA is looking to develop an advanced communications backbone to support dismounted warfighters in austere locations. Continue reading
A member of the famous McDonnell aerospace family is suing Boeing, the company that acquired McDonnell Douglas in 1997, alleging that the aircraft maker infringed on his patents related to an unmanned aircraft landing system. Continue reading
The ESA and the EDA have given notice of a tender for the demonstration of the use of satellites complementing UAS integrated in non-segregated airspace. Continue reading