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Robota LLC demonstrated a 10 hour and 4 minute flight of its unmanned aircraft platform named Robosoar. The UAS is designed to be man-portable, operated by a single person and is capable of autonomous takeoff and landing. The flight marked a very successful initial integration test flight combining the clean
Business News
Boeing and Siemens have announced a strategic alliance for the joint development and marketing of "smart grid" technologies to improve energy access and security for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the largest energy consumer in the federal government. The collaboration centers on providing U.S. military
Events
This video describes the 6th Mission of the International Aerial Robotics Competition which began in 2010. The 6th Mission involves the use of micro air vehicles ( MAV ) to find and steal a zip drive containing sensitive information, and replace it with an identical drive before leaving the building undetected. All
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The first production prototype of the modernized Apache landed at the US Army's Redstone Arsenal Test Center and was put it through its paces to the delight of a media and contractor audience. The Apache Block III will feature Future Modular Force connectivity through seamless global information grid
Propulsion
Boeing is currently testing a Ford Motor Co. turbo-charged 2.3 liter four-cylinder engines that has been modified to run on liquid hydrogen, two of which will eventually be fitted to the Phantom Eye. At this point in the testing process, Boeing engineers have attached the power plant and a
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Auriga Microwave announced that it has been awarded Phase II.5 for its Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) N07-007 Solid-state High-efficiency Transmit Module. This Navy-sponsored 2-year effort will build upon the Phase II development of C-band power amplifiers and low noise amplifiers. “We’re very excited about this award, as
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The day the legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager shattered the sound barrier in 1947, Robert H. Widmer marched into his boss’s office at the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth to say he wanted to design the world’s first supersonic bomber. He was told to stick to
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After showing off their ‘bloopers’ we thought that it was only fair to give space to another of the GRASP Labs successes – a team effort by both man & machines. All is explained in the commentary. Teams of quadrotors autonomously build tower-like cubic structures from modular parts. Work on this
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The EUROCAE Report on 'UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval', which was issued in March 2011, is now available for purchase directly from the organisation. The five volumes of this report, together with a terminology supplement, present concepts for the airworthiness certification, operational approval, radio spectrum provision, and
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Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed back home in Switzerland at the weekend following a flight powered exclusively by solar energy. The flight marked the end of the European solar flights campaign that took Solar Impulse’ team to Brussels and to the Paris Air Show. The Solar Impulse HB-SIA prototype, piloted by
Military UAS
The UAE was seeking armed Predators from the US in 2004, secret US diplomatic cables revealed. Although UAE officials claimed they needed them “to control [the UAE`s] long land and maritime borders”, it is not altogether clear from the cables and can only be speculated why the Emirati authorities
Testing
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, and GE Aviation announced that the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System has completed a flight demonstration using the GE Flight Management System (FMS), a four-dimensional trajectory FMS certified for use in manned commercial aircraft. The demonstration