Saab has signed a frame agreement and received a first order from EADS company Cassidian to supply safety-critical avionics equipment for the new advanced UAS system Talarion.
Aurora Plans Retractable Landing Gear on Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed plans for future modifications of its 120 hour-endurance Orion. Continue reading
Quad Formation Flying at University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab
The General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab at the University of Pennsylvania just posted this impressive video of their latest work in planning and control for heterogeneous quadrotor teams in environments with obstacles. Continue reading
Southampton University Programme Develops Civilian UAS
The Guardian UK’s Owen Bowcott joins Professors Jim Scanlan and Andy Keane from the University of Southampton, who are developing data-gathering unmanned aircraft for commercial and civilian use. Continue reading
Unmanned Systems Canada 2011-2012 Launches Student UAV/UGV Competition
This year competition includes not only unmanned air vehicles but unmanned ground vehicles as well. Continue reading
International Micro Air Vehicle Conference
The International Micro Air Vehicle Conference (IMAV 2011) which was held in the Netherlands last week, also featured a series of indoor and outdoor competitions. Continue reading
Armenian Domestic UAS On Parade
Armenia built unmanned aircraft featured in the military parade marking 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, that took place in Republic Square in the capital Yerevan. Continue reading
Two NATO Unmanned Aircraft Crash in Eastern Afghanistan
Two NATO unmanned aircraft have crashed in eastern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, ISAF’s Regional Command-East confirmed in a statement this morning. Continue reading