Office of Naval Research-funded researchers examine new approaches for aircraft operations aboard carriers Deck operations Course of Action Planner software tool will ease interaction with autonomous systems.
Video of Euro Hawk First Flight
Northrop Grumman has just posted this video of the successful first flight on June 29, 2010 from Palmdale, California, to Edwards Air Force Base of Euro Hawk – the first international RQ-4 Global Hawk configuration.
Eurocontrol & European Commission UAS Workshop on ‘Insertion into Airspace and Radio Frequencies’
EUROCONTROL will be hosting a workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on 13 & 14 September 2011.
MIT Develops iPhone UAS Controller
Missy Cummings, the director of MIT’s Humans and Automation Lab, has developed software to fly remote-controlled miniature aircraft with an iPhone. The project has funding from Boeing.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s UAS Initiative Gets FAA Authorization to Fly in National Airspace
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Initiative at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certification Authorization to fly RS-16 unmanned aircraft into National Air Space.
Denel Seeker 400 Prototype Complete
The prototype of South Africa’s latest Unmanned Aircraft the Denel Dynamics Seeker 400, has been completed and is due to make its maiden flight in the first quarter of next year.
New UAS Training Course Focuses on Civilian Market
Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, is holding the first civilian Unmanned Aircraft training class in the region beginning July 19 at its main campus and Tech Town in downtown. The college is hoping to prepare the area’s workforce for forthcoming jobs as a result of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s involvement with the evolving technology.
Pentagon Admits Major Data Breach in Recent Cyber-Attack
The Pentagon admitted that a defence contractor had suffered a major data breach in March in a speech announcing a cyber-strategy plan emphasizing defensive tactics. The intruders were after files related to missile tracking systems, unmanned aircraft sytems and the Joint Strike Fighter.