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MX-10 Sensor Turret on Viking 400 Photo: L-3 Unmanned Systems
L-3 Unmanned Systems of Dallas has completed a series of capability enhancements to its Viking 400 unmanned aircraft system supplied to the US Special Operations Command under a 2009 contract.
Circino Flight Systems submitted a 3-year old video of its ‘Sentry’ Olecopter which tries to satisfy a number of problems with UAV’s – combine VTOL performance with high speed in forward flight. Continue reading
This article, written by Eric Kurman in PTB Magazine (Photonics Solutions for the Design Engineer), describes how the new BBAR coatings provide increased transmittance over the wide wavelength range that sapphire allows, permitting technological advances in optical system design. Sapphire optical windows are an excellent fit for the harsh environment and multiple wavelength requirements encountered in UAS service. Continue reading
There is growing interest in a US aviation force that could carry out precision surveillance and strike missions thousands of miles away. That capability would be particularly useful in the Pacific Rim where US bases are sited far from several hot spots. Continue reading
Aerodyne, Inc., an aeronautical engineering and technical consulting company, has been awarded a contract potentially worth more than $105 million to provide technical and engineering support for the US Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office. Continue reading
A Somali military official told Iran’s Press TV that two US operated unmanned aircraft went down in close proximity to Bilis Qooqaani town, which is located 448 kilometers (278 miles) southwest of Mogadishu, late on Saturday. Continue reading
The 2011 Turkey Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award in Aerospace and Defence is presented to Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) for the ANKA. Continue reading
Nothing very original about team Dhaksha’s Hexarotor entry from MIT ANNA University in India, though it does have the merit of being stable. Continue reading