Colonel Aden Dheere, a Somali military official, told Iran’s Press TV that the remote-controlled aircraft went down on the outskirts of Dhoobley town on Wednesday morning. Continue reading
IAI Tests Panther Tilt-Rotor Take Off & Landing
IAI‘s Panther tiltrotor unmanned aircraft system is currently performing automatic take-off and landing tests, and in early 2012 will demonstrate its capabilities to potential customers.
Aurora Flight Sciences Assigned Patent for UAS Retrieval System
Aurora Flight Sciences has been assigned a patent for a “system and method for the retrieval of a smaller unmanned aerial vehicle by a larger unmanned aerial vehicle.” Continue reading
AAI Delivers Aerosonde and Orbiter to US Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
Orbiter
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced yesterday that it has delivered an Aerosonde Mark 4.7 Small Unmanned Aircraft System and an Orbiter Miniature Unmanned Aircraft System to the US Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC).
Finland UAS Evaluation – Then There Were Two…
Orbiter
The two Israeli companies still contesting the Finnish armed forces’ competition to select an unmanned aircraft system face two more rounds of evaluation.
Northrop Grumman Adapts STARLite Small Tactical Radar to Fixed Location Protection
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated advanced sensor and network technologies for the protection of fixed locations, adapting the STARLite Small Tactical Radar developed for UAS. Continue reading
Insitu Pushes ScanEagle Commercial Applications in Pacific
Insitu Pacific is currently undertaking a marketing offensive to develop use of the ScanEagle for commercial purpose in the Asia Pacific region. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Lynx Radar Goes to Afghanistan on Sky Warrior Alpha
Lynx Block 30 and Lynx Block 20 - Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Lynx Block 20 Multi-mode Radar will soon be deployed on three Sky Warrior Alpha UAS operating in Afghanistan following the award of $5.8 million contract on September 28. Continue reading