Rockwell Collins is collaborating with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) control and non-payload communications (CNPC) data link that will eventually enable unmanned aircraft to safely operate in the national airspace. Continue reading
Pakistan too has UAS Hacking Technology
Pakistan has been able to hack UAS technology to the extent that it can now command a transgressing aircraft to land in Pakistan, reliable sources told the Pakistan Observer. Continue reading
Aurora Awarded Air Force Research Laboratory Urban Beat Cop Programme
Aurora Flight Sciences was awarded a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO) to provide a specialized Skate Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS), designed for autonomous operations in urban environments. Continue reading
Sentient Provides Automated Target Detection Solution for Australian Army’s AAI Shadow Operations
Sentient announced that its automated target detection solution – Kestrel Land MTI – will actively support the two complete Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems that the Australian Army is acquiring under the Defence Capability Plan Joint Project (JP) 129 Phase 2, in their surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition missions. Continue reading
Swift Ramps Up Bat Production for Northrop Grumman
Swift Engineering, a high-tech race car and aerospace firm off Avenida La Pata in San Clemente’s commercial district, broke ground on a new 15,000-square-foot, $3-million manufacturing centre. Continue reading
Predator Video of US Convoys Pulling Out of Iraq
US Air Forces Central Command just posted this video taken from a MQ-1 Predator of the last convoys crossing the border out of Iraq December 17, 2011, at 11:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Continue reading
Reaper Base Boosts Seychelles Economy
The US military’s deployment of MQ-9 Reaper UAS to the Seychelles, a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean, generated $3.1 million in revenue for local businesses during their first four months of operations, according to an unclassified US diplomatic cable buried in the database of State Department cables obtained by WikiLeaks. Continue reading
Instant Eyes Looks Over the Hill
L2 Aerospace’s Instant Eyes is a 9-inch UAS, can be set up and launched in about 20 seconds, reaching up to 2,500 feet high. Continue reading