Yotaisc Technology is a Chinese company that’s hoping to target South East Asia with its unmanned helicopter and has a stand at the Singapore Air Show for the first time. Continue reading
US Army Launches UAS Maintenance Course
At first glance, the 15E Unmanned Aircraft Systems Maintainer Advanced and Senior Leadership Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Noncommissioned Officer Academy looks and feels like a well-oiled Army training machine honed over the years by experienced Soldiers. Continue reading
CyberBug Gathers Dust in North Carolina
When the Gaston County Police Department purchased a “CyberBug” in 2006 for $30,000 from Cyber Defense Systems, Inc., with the help of a grant from the Department of Homeland Security, it had hoped to use the 14-pound unmanned aircraft to assist with police work in the small North Carolina town. Continue reading
Cloud Cap Technology Introducing Updated Piccolo SL+ Autopilot
Cloud Cap Technology has announced that its Piccolo SL autopilot will be updated with some new components in the next few months. Continue reading
Insitu Delivers Integrator to US Marine Corps
Insitu Inc. has announced that it has delivered and flown one of two Integrator Unmanned Aircraft Systems that will provide the U.S. Marine Corps an early operational capability for the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) programme. Continue reading
President Obama Signs FAA Reform Act into Law
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
US Navy Cancels Medium-Range Maritime UAS Programme
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 Gets $4.2M Switchblade Contract from US Air Force
AeroVironment, Inc. announced yesterday that it recently received an order from the United States Air Force for Switchblade loitering munition systems and services.