In preparation for their attempt at round-the-world flight in 2014, the Solar Impulse team has announced the destination of its 2012 mission: the Kingdom of Morocco. Continue reading
NuWaves Partners with University of Dayton Research Institute Center for UAS Exploitation
NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) solutions company, has been selected to join the University of Dayton Research Institute’s Center for Unmanned Aerial System Exploitation (CUE) consortium. Continue reading
Flying Dutchman Flies 100 Meters by Flapping His Wings
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