Wireless Power Beaming Company LaserMotive, Inc. of Kent, Washington has secured investment funds from Space Angels Network, a national network of seed‐and early‐stage investors focused on aerospace‐related ventures, led by Brad Fleury, a Space Angels Network member and Director of Edge Consulting. Continue reading
Grand Forks Air Force Base Takes Delivery of More Global Hawks
Grand Forks Air Force Base is taking control of more Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, according to manufacturer Northrop Grumman. Continue reading
More VTOL UAS on Display at Beijing Air Show
Sunward Tech SUV200 - Photo:© Greg Waldron/Flightglobal
More VTOL UAS are on display at the Aviation Expo China 2011 trade show in Beijing. Continue reading
SAAB Gets Avionics Order for Talarion
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