The Chinese Xianglong ‘Soaring Dragon’ was recently seen at Chengdu seemingly prepared for a first test flight. Continue reading
Pentagon Wants Hair-Like Sensors for Micro Air Vehicles
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Micro Air Vehicles are tiny, hovering bots that have been deployed for battlefield reconnaissance. Continue reading
X-47B UCAS Flight Test Highlights
Northrop Grumman just posted this two minute video review of recent flight test activities for US Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft at Edwards AFB, California. Continue reading
ScanEagle Monitors Whales in Australia
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced yesterday that it has concluded the second phase of a landmark trial conducted in partnership with Murdoch University that aims to determine if unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are a cost-effective, capable alternative to manned assets for surveying marine mammals. Continue reading
Raytheon Ads Third Dimension to Ground Based Sense and Avoid Radar
Raytheon Company has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology that will, for the first time, provide both military and civil air traffic controllers with the capability to avoid airborne hazards around unmanned aircraft systems, which costs the Pentagon millions in damaged aircraft. Continue reading
Harris Corporation Opens Huntsville Office to Support US Army’s Redstone Arsenal
Harris Corporation has opened a new office at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama to support the communications and information technology needs of a diverse range of US Army programmes. Continue reading
US Supreme Court Confirms Prison for Professor who Violated the Arms Export Control Act
The Supreme Court will not order a new trial for a University of Tennessee professor convicted of giving foreigners access to sensitive data on military unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
NASA Project on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, is leading a project designed to help integrate unmanned air vehicles into the National Airspace. Continue reading