The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $47.2 million contract for the purchase and integration of two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payloads on two existing Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft. Continue reading
ICAUV 2012, Bangalore India – Fully Sold Out
ICAUV 2012, the International Conference On Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles being held on 24 & 25 February 2011 at Eagleton The Golf Resort Bangalore, India is now totally sold out. Continue reading
Korea Continues to Develop Tilt-Rotor UAS
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute and Korean Air have signed an agreement to develop the world’s first small-scale unmanned tilt-rotor aircraft by 2013. Continue reading
China’s AVIC Invests $3.2M in Unmanned Helicopter
Chinese airframe manufacturer AVIC is investing yuan (CNY) 20 million ($3.2 million) in the U8 unmanned helicopter programme, which is being designed for civilian use. Continue reading
Holloman Air Force Base RPA Training Programme
Holloman Air Force Base is the primary training base for some of the newest aircraft in the military. Continue reading
US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Opposes Creation of UAS-Only Airspace in North Dakota
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has submitted several suggestions that would mitigate the impact of a proposed restricted airspace reserved for unmanned aircraft in North Dakota, but remains opposed to the creation of such an exclusive airspace. Continue reading
Raytheon Gets $80M Contract for 4 Dismount Detection Radar Systems
Raytheon was awarded a $76.6 million cost-plus-incentive-fee cost reimbursement contract to develop, design, build, test, integrate, certify and deliver four dismount detection radar systems (DDRS). Continue reading
Dubai Students Build UAS
Two Emirati students at Dubai Men’s College have built one of UAE’s first home-grown unmanned aircraft. Continue reading