The US Navy has extended the use of Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout in Afghanistan through most of next year. Continue reading
UAS Nordic Conference in Oslo Nov 15th
UAS Norway is once again organising the largest UAS conference in the Nordic region – UNC-11 which will take place on November 15 th. 2011 at the Oslo Kongressenter, close to the Central Station. Continue reading
Innocon and G-Force Launch UAS Training Solution Using Simlat Simulation
Innocon and its Thai partner, G-Force Composites Ltd., have introduced a new highly advanced training solution for the G-Star Tactical UAS, which is in use by the Royal Thai Air Force. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Fits US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout with Laser-Guided Rocket
Fire Scout Over Frigate McInerney - Photo:MC2 Alan Gragg, US Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation has started work outfitting the US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with a weapons system. Continue reading
UAS Maintenance in the Field – Afghanistan
Military specialist Youtube Channel 3rdID8487 recently posted this video of SPC Misty Stow, an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Maintenance Engineer in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aeryon Labs Gets Ontario Mind to Market Award
Aeryon Labs was presented with the prestigious Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) 2011 Mind to Market Award at the Ontario Centres of Excellence annual general meeting held on Monday night in Toronto. Continue reading
UK MoD Signs £20M Nano UAS Contract
Black Hornet - Photo: Prox Dynamics
Marlborough Communications Limited and sub-contractor Prox Dynamics have been awarded the contract to supply commercial off-the-shelf Nano-UAS systems and spares to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. Continue reading
DARPA’s Cyber Colloqium
Photo: US Air Force
Darpa convened a “cyber colloquium” at a northern Virginia hotel on Monday for what it called a “frank discussion” about the persistent vulnerabilities within the Defense Department’s data networks. The Pentagon can’t defend those networks on its own, the agency admitted. Continue reading