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Officials of the US Department of Defense (DoD) plan to spend at least $5.78 billion to buy and develop unmanned vehicles and unmanned vehicle payloads next year, according to data in the Pentagon’s budget documents released this week. Continue reading
The European Defence Agency and the European Commission co-organised a workshop on Research and Development on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, on Friday 9 February, in the Royal Military Academy (Brussels). Continue reading
DARPA is looking to develop an advanced communications backbone to support dismounted warfighters in austere locations. Continue reading
A member of the famous McDonnell aerospace family is suing Boeing, the company that acquired McDonnell Douglas in 1997, alleging that the aircraft maker infringed on his patents related to an unmanned aircraft landing system. Continue reading
The ESA and the EDA have given notice of a tender for the demonstration of the use of satellites complementing UAS integrated in non-segregated airspace. Continue reading
Israel Aerospace Industries announced that it has established the IAI UAS Academy – a unique solution for training and certification of UAS operators and technicians – at the IAI facilities near Ben Gurion Airport, Israel. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. and Australia-based Sentient have announced the signing of an exclusive global license agreement that allows AeroVironment to distribute Sentient’s automatic target detection software for full motion video for use with small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI) held a hearing to review the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a critical part of transportation infrastructure. Continue reading