The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $12,290,244 contract for T-Pod systems on the MQ-1 C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Continue reading
A Bird’s Eye View Of The Nürburgring
KIPPENBERGER DRONE SHOWREEL 2011 from christopher kippenberger on Vimeo.
This video of the Nürburgring car racetrack in Germany was produced by German firm Kippenberger, which is looking to bring affordable airborne videos to the car scene. Continue reading
AVIATR – Unmanned Aircraft Mission for Titan
Artist's impression - Credit: Mike Malaska
Dr. Jason W. Barnes of the University of Idaho and a team of 30 scientists and engineers created an unmanned mission concept to explore Titan called AVIATR (Aerial Vehicle for In-situ and Airborne Titan Reconnaissance). Continue reading
Change of the Guard at EUROCAE
As of 1 December 2011, Abdoulaye N’Diaye has replaced Gilbert Amato as the Secretary General at EUROCAE. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $47M Contract to Integrate BCAN Payloads on 2 Global Hawks
Global Hawk Block 20
Northrop Grumman Defense Mission Systems Incorporated, of San Diego, California, is being awarded a $47,176,105 firm fixed price contract for the purchase and integration of two battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) payloads on two Global Hawk Block 20 aircraft. Continue reading
Ugandan Air Force Personnel Get Raven Training
Eight members of the Uganda Air Force received training on the Raven in December. Continue reading
US Army Issues RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The US Army Contracting Command, Fort Dix, NJ, on behalf of U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) issued an RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
Israel Scraps $140m UAS Deal with Turkey
Israel has escalated its bitter quarrel with Turkey, its erstwhile ally, by scrapping a $140 million deal for unmanned aircraft and advanced intelligence-gathering systems the Israelis fear could end up in the hands of Iran. Continue reading