In conjunction with the Edwards Air Force Base, a collaborative team from Fresno State’s engineering department has been working on an aerial laser-targeting UAV project, for the past three years. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Space Gets $29M Contract for Global Hawk Operations
Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems is being awarded a $29,515,929 firm-fixed-price contract modification. Continue reading
Iran’s Unmanned Aircraft on Parade
This video of an Iranian Armed Forces Military Parade, featuring several unmanned aircraft and a Mobile Ground Control Station, just appeared on the Internet. Continue reading
QinetiQ Zephyr Wins Double Award in UK
QinetiQ’s Zephyr team has been honoured by the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) for their world record breaking work on a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft by winning both the awards for Emerging Technologies and Product Design at the prestigious IET Innovation Awards event held in London on Wednesday 9th November. Continue reading
Jeddah, Tokyo & Cranfield Team on Solar-Powered UAS
King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, said Arabia is to enter unmanned aircraft systems technology with the signing of an agreement with Japan’s Tokai University, Tokyo and the British Cranfield University. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $46M Contract for Global Hawk Software Maintenance
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. is being awarded a $45,835,942 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification. Continue reading
Global Spending on UAS to Reach $5 Billion by 2017 – New GIA Report
According to a comprehensive global report on the UAS market by Global Industry Analysts, the global spending on Unmanned Aircraft and Systems is projected to reach US$ 5.34 billion by the year 2017. Continue reading
Sense & Avoid Science and Research Panel First Open Industry Day
The Sense & Avoid (SAA) Science and Research Panel (SRP), chartered by the Unmanned Warfare office in the Office of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) within the Office of the Secretary Of Defense, held the first of what will prove to be many Open Industry Days on October 26-27, 2011 at the MIT/LL facilities located in Burlington, MA. Continue reading