Avionics maker Rockwell Collins reveals that it has won a broad system-level contract on the US Air Force’s $86 million Blue Devil Block 2 airship programme, the company’s first “nose to tail” command and control win in the unmanned aircraft systems sector.
UK Moves Closer to Opening Airspace to UAS
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is scheduled to publish the first draft of regulatory proposals under Part 23 standards for sense-and-avoid systems and autonomous decision-making by UAS in civil airspace.
Unmanned Systems Star at Taiwan Defence Show
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Unmanned aircraft systems were a major element of this year’s Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition.
L-3 Link Simulation & Training and Sinclair Community College Develop UAS Training Capability
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced that it is collaborating with Dayton, Ohio-based Sinclair Community College to educate students and industry participants in the operation and application of unmanned aircraft systems to support future global market requirements.
Skylark 1LE Adapted for US Military
M STAMP EO Payload Integrates Two Sensors - A Daylight TV and Uncooled FLIR, Plus An Integral Laser Marker. Photo: Tamir Eshel, Defense Update
UAS Dynamics – a joint venture between Elbit Systems and General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products – has enhanced the performance, mission capabilities and operability of the Skylark 1LE mini UAS.
Aerovel Flexrotor VTOL Small Unmanned Aircraft
Second Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS Engine-On Tests Scheduled
The second Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS) is scheduled to hold its first engine-on tests on August 21, followed shortly by taxi tests and a first flight.
Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid Would Have Prevented Hercules/Shadow Mid-Air Collision
A ground-based sense-and-avoid system being prototyped by the U.S. Army would have prevented the mid-air collision of a C-130 Hercules airlifter with RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aircraft at a forward operation base in eastern Afghanistan on August 15, a service official says.