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
MQ-8B Fire Scout Flies on Bio Fuel
A US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout conducts the first unmanned biofuel flight at Webster Field in St. Inigoes, Maryland. Continue reading
New Mexico State University Gets DARPA Contract for Vulture Flight Testing
New Mexico State University on September 30 announced that its Physical Science Laboratory is partnering with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in developing and testing DARPA’s Vulture unmanned aircraft programme. Continue reading
Taiwan UAS Ready for Service
Taiwan-developed unmanned aircraft will be commissioned early next year as part of the military’s efforts to build up asymmetric/innovative defense capabilities, a local newspaper reported on Monday. Continue reading