ARCA Space Corporation to Partner with Spaceport America for Space Launch and...
Spaceport America, a purpose-built commercial spaceport, has announced that ARCA Space Corporation, a manufacturer of space vehicles and unmanned aircraft, has selected the site for its space launch...
View ArticleScanEagle UAS Demonstrates Wildfire Monitoring Capabilities
Image courtesy of Insitu. While more than 625,000 acres of wildfires burned throughout the Pacific Northwest, crew members of the Insitu Rapid Response team launched a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft into...
View ArticleWB Electronics and Thales Unveil Polish Gryf UAS
WB Electronics and Thales have unveiled their exclusive tactical unmanned aircraft system for the Polish Gryf requirement. The WB Electronics/Thales solution offers a capability that fully meets the...
View ArticleDrone Aviation Corp to Collaborate with Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (DAC), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech (VTMAAP) will collaborate...
View ArticleNaval Postgraduate School Engineering Laboratory Simultaneously Flies 50 UAVs
The US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Advanced Robotic Systems Engineering Laboratory (ARSENL) has announced that it has flown 50 autonomous UAVs, breaking their previous record of 30, during a field...
View ArticleFAA Releases B4UFLY Unmanned Aircraft App Beta Test
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has released the beta version of a new smartphone application called “B4UFLY” for testing by up to 1,000 unmanned aircraft users. The...
View ArticleDeTect HARRIER Air Surveillance Radar Installed at ATLAS UAS Flight Center
DeTect, Inc., a radar engineering company, has announced that its HARRIER S200d Air Surveillance Radar (ASR) has been installed at the Air Traffic Laboratory for Advanced Systems (ATLAS) in...
View ArticleDARPA Announces “Gremlins” UAS Program
Image courtesy of DARPA For decades, U.S. military air operations have relied on increasingly capable multi-function manned aircraft to execute critical combat and non-combat missions. Adversaries’...
View ArticleAvio Aero Joins Platform for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Group
Avio Aero, a subsidiary of GE Aviation, has announced that it has become an official member of the Platform for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft (PUCA), a European working group set up with the aim of...
View ArticleLaflamme Aero and RAAS Undertake UAV Research and Development Project
Roy Aircraft and Avionic Simulation, Inc (RAAS), a developer of modelling and simulation tools for the aerospace market, and Laflamme Aero Inc., a manufacturer of unmanned helicopters, have announced...
View ArticleNASA Global Hawk to Improve Hurricane Forecasting in Atlantic Ocean Basin
Cherokee Nation Technologies (CNT), a tribally owned company of the Cherokee Nation, has announced that it is working alongside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA to...
View ArticleAeryon Partners with TrellisWare to Integrate TSM Technology with Skyranger sUAS
Aeryon Labs, a provider of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) for military, public safety and commercial operators, has announced that it has entered into a technology partnership with TrellisWare...
View ArticleMQ-9 Reaper Extended Range Unmanned Aircraft Fielded by USAF
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, has announced that its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range (Reaper ER) RPA fleet has undergone...
View ArticleSelex ES Announces Falcon Shield Counter-UAV System
Selex ES, an aerospace and defense technology firm, has unveiled its new Counter-Unmanned Air Vehicle (C-UAV) system, named Falcon Shield. Falcon Shield provides users with a multi-spectral threat...
View ArticleThales Announces Watchkeeper X Modular UAS
Thales, an aerospace and defense firm, has announced its new modular Watchkeeper X unmanned aerial system (UAS). Watchkeeper X is a modular system aimed at the high-end military-standard Intelligence,...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Awarded Desert Hawk 3 UAS Contract by UK MoD
Lockheed Martin has announced that the U.K. Ministry of Defence has awarded the company a contract to support the Desert Hawk 3 programme and establish the small unmanned aerial system (UAS) as a Core...
View ArticleSkyward Launches Information Management Solution for Commercial Drone Operators
Skyward, a provider of drone operations solutions, has announced the introduction of its information management solution, which the firm claims is the first designed for commercial drone operators. The...
View ArticleAeryon Labs and Protonex to Develop In-Field Charging Solution for SkyRanger UAS
Aeryon Labs Inc., a provider of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), and Protonex Technology Corporation, a developer of intelligent power management solutions, have announced the development of an...
View ArticleDARPA Demonstrates New Adaptive Robotic Landing Gear for Helicopters
DARPA has announced that it has conducted a successful experimental demonstration of a novel robotic landing gear system designed for helicopters. The adaptive system replaces standard landing gear...
View ArticleAirbus Defence and Space Announces Long-Range Counter-UAV System
Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has developed a Counter-UAV System which detects illicit intrusions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over critical areas at long ranges and offers...
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