Monthly Round-up: May 2012
News, articles and features published:
in May 2012
Drones: Calculation Replaces Euphoria
Unmanned aircraft have become an integral part of modern armies. Almost every day we receive information about drone attacks. Not…
FAA Makes Progress with UAS Integration
For more than five decades, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has compiled a proven track record of introducing new technology…
Ascent Solar Named Bye Aerospace Development Partner
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of flexible CIGS solar panels, has been named a development partner for Bye Aerospace…
The Brican TD100 UAV Prepares for Take Off
Brican Flight Systems Inc. is set to reveal the TD100 series of advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at the Ontario…
First manned flight of QF16 Aerial Target Drone
The first test flight of Boeing’s QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target drone has been conducted with the U.S. Air Force…
Newtec Provides Key Satellite Communication Technology for EURO HAWK
Satellite specialist Newtec’s IP traffic enhancement and shaping technology Cross-Layer-Optimization™ has been implemented in the flagship EURO HAWK® Unmanned Aerial…
High Resolution 3D Sensor for UAV Collision Prevention
They can be deployed as additional surveillance resources during major events, or as high-resolution 3D street imaging systems. Intelligent swarms…
Raven Aerostar Integrates Vista Research Radar Onto Revolutionary Tethered Aerostat
Raven Aerostar successfully integrated and deployed a Vista Research Smart Sensing Radar System (SSRS) onto its proprietary TIF-25KH tethered aerostat….
Deployment Extended For K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Cargo Hauler
Two unmanned K-MAX helicopters have delivered more than one million pounds in less than four months in support of the…
Autonomous Vehicle Developed for Surveying Assault-Zone Runways
TORC Robotics recently demonstrated an autonomous vehicle for Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) capable of performing expedient runway surveys, including…
Volz Servo Orders Increase to Support AAI’s Recent Aerosonde SUAS Contract Awards
Volz Servos has been contracted by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems to supply servos for their Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System…
GE Solve UAV ‘Flying Thermos’ Problem
Last spring, GE broke ground on a $50 million aviation research center at the University of Dayton in Ohio. When…
Lockheed Martin’s Shadow Hawk Munition Launched from Shadow UAS
Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft…
Hood Tech UAV Imagers Show Up Big at a Simulated Showdown
According to a recent article in Lookout Navy News Online, the use of Hood Tech’s imagers on board an unmanned…
Headwall Hyperspectral SWIR Sensors Selected for U.S. Navy UAVs
Headwall Photonics, a leading designer and manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging sensors, announced that its High Efficiency Hyperspec® SWIR (Short-wave, Infrared)…
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration
UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.
