Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter has sliced 11 Block 30 Global Hawks from the planned buy of 42, further reducing the total number of the aircraft in the project only months after the U.S. Air Force cut 11 from the Block 40 programme.
UAS 2011 Conference – “A Historic Moment”
The first session of the conference was dedicated to International Regulatory Activities, with presentations from ICAO, JARUS, Eurocontrol, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Civil Aviation Authority, UK, and Federal Aviation Administration USA. To the surprise of some and to the delight of many, they all sounded as if they were either saying the same thing in slightly different words, or at very least had been carefully orchestrated to dovetail into on another.
CIA to Operate Armed UAS Over Yemen
The CIA is expected to begin operating armed unmanned aircraft over Yemen, expanding the hunt for al-Qaeda operatives in a country where counter-terrorism efforts have been disrupted by political chaos, U.S. officials said.
Elbit Skylark Operated by Dominator Command & Control Unit on Soldier’s Vest
Elbit Systems announced that it has completed a series of successful tests of its Skylark I LE mini/man-pack UAS using the Dominator hardware to control and operate the UAS. During the tests, the Skylark was operated by a new cutting edge lightweight Forward Ground Control Station (FGCS) which utilizes the Dominator organic hardware solution.
Indiana Police Call In UAS In Missing Person Search
UAS operator Gene Robinson was back in action again recently helping police in a search in once hidden areas for a missing Indiana University student.
BAE Systems to Develop Wide-Area Motion Sensors for Unmanned Aircraft
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems integrators at the BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support (EI&S) business unit in Arlington, Va., are developing an airborne processing and sensor system able to detect and track 20,000 or more infantry soldiers and combat vehicles over a wide area under terms of a $11.4 million contract awarded last week.
Controp Announces Lightweight Multi Sensor Payload for Small UAS
Controp has added a new product which was recently developed : the new M-STAMP – a multi sensor electro-optical / infrared payload for small UAS.
Netherlands Gets its Own Unmanned Aviation Network
On Thursday June 9, 2011, the first meeting of the NVvL network for unmanned aviation was held. Nearly 70 individuals from the sector participated in the meeting, representing more than 40 companies and organizations.