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
Russia To Build sUAS for Vietnam
Russian military aircraft manufacturer Irkut has signed a contract with Vietnam to build a small unmanned aircraft for the Southeast Asian country, Izvestia daily reported last week.
Northrop Grumman Reveals Global Hawk Contract Status
The US Air Force has not formally cancelled the Block 30 version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, a top Northrop Grumman executive says. Continue reading
Animal Rights Activists in Northern Ireland Use UAS to Expose Badger Baiting
The Ulster Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Northern Ireland has been using a quadrocopter to expose the secretive world of Badger baiting. Continue reading
MIT Develops Hand Gesture Recognition System for UAS on Carrier Decks
Aircraft-carrier crews use a set of standard hand gestures to guide planes on the carrier deck. But as unmanned aircraft are increasingly used for routine air missions, researchers at MIT are working on a system that would enable them to follow the same types of gestures. Continue reading
Back To The Future with Russian Built Flying DeLorean
An enthusiast from Russia has created a replica of Doc Brown’s DeLorean from Back to the Future, fully capable of flight thanks to the included Turnigy 2204-14T motors. Continue reading
AAI Gets US Army $180M Shadow Support Contract
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded an $180,900,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Continue reading
ARINC Gets $9.5M Navy Contract for Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems
ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, has received a $9.5 million contract for technical and engineering services in support of the US Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS) and Navy Unmanned Combat Aerial Systems (N-UCAS) programmes. Continue reading