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After a 1st flight in January, Germany has cancelled its planned...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:41:00 +0200

After a 1st flight in January, Germany has cancelled its planned $1.3 billion procurement of five #Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicles, citing significant barriers to certificating the type for flights in civil airspace.

Naval Research Laboratory Flies Their Hydrogen-Powered Ion Tiger...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:03:00 +0200

Naval Research Laboratory Flies Their Hydrogen-Powered Ion Tiger UAV For Over 48 Hours.

Touch and go on USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) carrier

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:47:25 +0200

Touch and go on USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) carrier

Northrop Grumman’s X47-B Completes 1st Carrier Catapult...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:40:52 +0200

Northrop Grumman’s X47-B Completes 1st Carrier Catapult Launch

EMT and Spies Develop Sense-and-Avoid Sensor for Tactical UAS...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:34:24 +0200

EMT and Spies Develop Sense-and-Avoid Sensor for Tactical UAS Working in close cooperation with the BAAINBw* and engineering firm Spies, EMT has developed and tested a second generation LIDAR Sense & Avoid sensor.

Maiden flight of the Cassidian Atlante

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:47:06 +0100

Maiden flight of the Cassidian Atlante

Le Harfang arbore sa bonne humeur et sa détermination sur son...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:44:39 +0100

Le Harfang arbore sa bonne humeur et sa détermination sur son nez. (Photos EMA).

Phantom Eye completes second flight

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:41:03 +0100

Phantom Eye completes second flight

Piaggio présente son drone MALE Hammerhead

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:37:55 +0100

Piaggio présente son drone MALE Hammerhead

Brazil: Avibras + Embraer + Elbit = Harpia UAS

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:34:00 +0100

Brazil: Avibras + Embraer + Elbit = Harpia UAS

Open Source Nano Quadcopter for $149 from Sweden

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:30:48 +0100

Open Source Nano Quadcopter for $149 from Sweden

Iranian News Agency Alalam has released footage that purports to...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:27:24 +0100

Iranian News Agency Alalam has released footage that purports to come from the Beast of Kandahar. The RQ 170 in question was said to have been driven off track and captured in December 2011. Iranian boffins have decoded the video and released it as proof!

#DARPA’s 1.8 Gigapixel #ARGUS-IS the Highest Resolution...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:18:59 +0100

#DARPA’s 1.8 Gigapixel #ARGUS-IS the Highest Resolution Surveillance Platform in the World when mounted to a #UAS, can single-handedly do the work of an army of 100 Predators watching the area of one medium-sized city.

ARGUS’s view is both wide and precise. It can cover areas of up to 15 square miles at a glance while still spotting objects as small as six inches around from heights of 17,500 feet. ARGUS not only streams the footage to the ground live, but keeps a stash of video on board as well, a staggeringly massive stash of up to 1 million terabytes (one exabyte) per day.

TAI completes Anka UAV test campaign #TAI has completed a...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:18:04 +0100

TAI completes Anka UAV test campaign

#TAI has completed a roughly 130-flight acceptance test campaign involving its #Anka #MALE #UAV, and is continuing talks over a planned first order for the system.

During an individual sortie lasting more than 18h, the Anka demonstrated its “full endurance and 200km [108nm] data link range performances, under winds reaching 45kt [83km/h]”, the company says. Night-time flights testing the aircraft’s automatic take-off and landing system were also performed.

Aerial #Drones Aid Agriculture Aerial imaging technology has...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:17:24 +0100

Aerial #Drones Aid Agriculture

Aerial imaging technology has improved greatly in recent years and is providing new ways to monitor fields for making crop and soil management decisions, according to the On-Farm Network.

Le saut du #2eREP sur Tombouctou en images vu par le #Harfang

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:15:17 +0100

Le saut du #2eREP sur Tombouctou en images

vu par le #Harfang

#UAS-based #Multi-Spectral Imaging Carinthian Tech Research,...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:12:00 +0100

#UAS-based #Multi-Spectral Imaging

Carinthian Tech Research, #Schiebel GmbH and Quest Innovations B.V. have developed a multi-spectral imaging system that is able to simultaneously capture three visible and two near infra-red channels.The system was mounted on a Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 #UAS for data acquisition.

#Hexacopter #UAV #crash, Castelo Stadium Brazil

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:08:19 +0100

#Hexacopter #UAV #crash, Castelo Stadium Brazil

#US Army Issues RFI on #EW Capabilities for #UAS

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:38:31 +0100

#US Army Issues RFI on #EW Capabilities for #UAS

Pentagon Awards #Northrop $37.3 Million to Support #RQ-5A...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:23:37 +0100

Pentagon Awards #Northrop $37.3 Million to Support #RQ-5A #Hunter #UAV Work