The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) is soliciting information about potential sources for participation in a case study to draft a type certification basis for the airworthiness of an unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Canadian Navy Tests ScanEagle in the Mediterranean
Aboard HMCS Charlottetown, the ship’s team and civilian technicians from ING Engineering place the launch and recovery equipment for the ScanEagle on the flight deck: the catapult launcher on the starboard side, and the recovery system — a device based on the Insitu SkyHook — on the port side - Photo : MCpl Robin Mugridge
When HMCS Charlottetown deployed to the Mediterranean Sea for Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, she took with her a potent surveillance and reconnaissance capability that is new to Canadian warships: the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft, a small, low-cost, long-endurance UAS built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing. Continue reading
University of Alaska Uses UAS for Dangerous Research
University of Alaska Fairbanks ScanEagle on Display During the Science for Alaska Lecture – Photo:Michelle Strehl/ Sun Star
The UAF Geophysical Institute is hosting their annual Science for Alaska lecture series in order to introduce the Fairbanks community to new technology – the first lecture educated the audience about the use of unmanned aircraft.
Sagetech Announces World’s Smallest Mode S Transponder With ADS-B
Sagetech Corporation has unveiled the new Mode S Transponder with ADS-B Out, which this week was released for production. Continue reading
Advanced Defense Technologies Enters UAS Market
Advanced Defense Technologies Inc. announced that the Company is designing Unmanned Aircraft System technology for both defence and commercial markets. Continue reading
BAE Demonstrates UAS Recovery Capability
BAE Systems has for the first time successfully demonstrated the ability for an unmanned aircraft to recover to an airfield that is unfamiliar to its mission system. Continue reading
Innocon MicroFalcon Flight Tests in Extreme Weather
Innocon’s MicroFalcon mini UAS has completed flight tests at extreme weather conditions. Continue reading
India Extends Use of UAS in Anti-Maoist Operations
An unmanned aircraft is likely to be pressed into service in the Visakha agency and the border districts of the Indian state to help in intelligence gathering on a real-time basis. The UAS base will be set up at Madurapuddi near Rajahmundry. Continue reading