Boeing has announced that the Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft has conducted its first medium-speed taxi test. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter Now With Heavy Fuel Engine
Schiebel has announced the first flight of a heavy-fuel powered CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS. Continue reading
UAS Flights Could End Ugly Oranges in California
A new method for managing irrigation with UAS may be easier and more effective than anything used by farmers today. Continue reading
New MAVinci Software Release Includes Multi Flight Planning Tool
With the new 2.4 MAVinci Desktop Release, MAVinci introduces a novelity on the UAS market: the advanced Multi Flight Planning Tool for mapping applications. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $11 Million Order for RQ-11B Raven
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it received a new $11,095,872 cost-plus-fixed-fee sole source contract award on March 1, 2012 from the United States Army. Continue reading
US Shadow Platoon Clocks Up 5,000 Flight Hours in Afghanistan
Photo: US Army - Sgt. Melissa Stewart
Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Spartan), 10th Mountain Division, have been taking the lead in operations, both on the ground and in the air, in southern Afghanistan for more than 11 months. Continue reading
New FAA Rules – “A Tsunami of Opportunity in the Commercial and Civil Sector”
Robert Fitzgerald, a 22-year Air Force veteran and president of BOSH Global Services is optimistic about the future. Continue reading
University of Alabama School of Engineering Launches Micro-Air Vehicle Programme
UAB Engineering launches micro-air vehicle program from uabnews on Vimeo.
Senior engineering students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’sSchool of Engineering were challenged to build a MAV weighing less than 10 grams and powered by a four-volt battery. Continue reading