Five of the nearly 1,500 graduates from the University of North Dakota at a recent cermony were the first graduates in the nation with degrees in Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations.
Rheinmetall Offers Heron TP to German Army
Rheinmetall is proposing the Heron TP (TP = turboprop) in response to the Bundeswehr’s requirement for a follow-on solution for the Heron 1 reconnaissance system, to start in 2013. An advanced version of the Heron 1, the Heron TP is ready to go into operation immediately.
UAV Factory Reaches Out to Research and Educational Users
Payload Designed with CAD Model from Documentation Package
UAV Factory LTD is extending its reach towards research and educational users. The company is actively collaborating with research agencies and universities worldwide and has compiled a specialized documentation package for its Penguin B UAV airframes to meet the special needs of these customers.
UAS 2011 Conference – Paris, France – 14-16 June 2011
The speaker line-up for this year’s UAS Conference in Paris on June 14-16, organised by B&C for UVS International, is now complete. In all there will be 58 presentations addressing all aspects of UAS (all sizes & classes), including standards, certification & ATM. UAS 2011 is without any doubt Europe’s principal UAS conference and the only international conference where UAS policy is discussed.
Secret History of the Boeing Phantom Ray
Wired’s Danger Room column has just published a fascinating article about the secret history of the Boeing Phantom Ray, reconstructed from news reports, interviews with government and corporate officials, leaked documents, and a treasure trove of information from Boeing insiders who spoke to Danger Room on condition of anonymity. Continue reading
India Deploys Searcher to China Border
India is now deploying UAS and light observation helicopters along the borders with China to keep the stepped-up activities of People’s Liberation Army under surveillance.
U.S. Air Force Testers Find Global Hawk ‘Effective with Significant Limitations’
Photo: Ben Trapnell
U.S. Air Force testers say the Global Hawk Block 20/30 is unable to completely and reliably perform the high-altitude imagery and signals intelligence collection missions for which it is designed.
Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 to Latin America
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a Latin American country (Chile…?) with Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The project is not in an amount that is material to Elbit Systems.