RH - Rotorhub
The power to Bell's air taxi vision confirmed
Through the announcement of a new partnership with Safran, prime manufacturer Bell is showing its commitment to hybrid electric power systems flying onboard air taxis ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
BrightNite applications for military rotary platforms
Elbit Systems' multispectral panoramic BrightNite system could be the viable alternative to NVGs by helicopter operators within the next decade, the company has said. The ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
Will more ASW capabilities be added to UK naval fleet?
As the UK invests in ASW capabilities to meet the growing threats in the naval domain, queries from parliament are rising over the reduction in ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
UAS traffic management moves to next stage
NASA is progressing to technology readiness level (TRL) 4 for its UAS traffic management (UTM) programme after a recent series of successful test flights with ...
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MTSN - Training/Simulation
ITEC 2018: Joined-up laser thinking
17th May 2018
Feedback for UCATT’s Laser Engagement Interface Standard (ULEIS), now approved by SISO and also recognised as NATO STANREC 4816, is currently in process from partners, ...
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MTSN - Training/Simulation
ITEC 2018: Wildcat time shaved in simulator delivery
16th May 2018
One of the major challenges facing manufacturers of training systems is the delivery of synthetic training equipment to coincide with operators receiving their operational airframes. ...
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MTSN - Training/Simulation
ITEC 2018: Growth in US Army’s simulated medical training
15th May 2018
The US Army is seeing a growth area in the employment of realistic medical training such as manikins, Brig Gen William Cole told delegates at ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Black Hawk to enter the Matrix
15th May 2018
Sikorsky’s Matrix, a capability tool kit that includes hardware and software as well as multi-spectral sensors to enable scalable automation, is now ready for its ...
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MTSN - Training/Simulation
ITEC 2018: Smashing ceilings through wall acquisition
12th May 2018
The global stretch of Survitec, which provides G-suits and life preservers for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and liferafts for the US Navy, has been ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: Show talking points (video)
3rd May 2018
Shephard editors Richard Thomas and Helen Haxell talk through the news at AUVSI's Xponential this week in Denver. The team share their thoughts on the narrative ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: NXT Robotics security sting
3rd May 2018
Three year old Californian company, NXT Robotics has developed the Scorpion UGV portfolio and is looking to take the autonomous platform to security markets globally. ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: PrecisionHawk's eye for safety (video)
2nd May 2018
PrecisionHawk provides solutions to customers who seek to purchase drone technology, whether a platform itself, the software and/or the creation of bespoke algorithms to assist ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: Oklahoma boosted by Kratos drone production
2nd May 2018
Indigenous economies are being boosted by UV production and utilisation across states in the US, such as in Oklahoma where Kratos Defense has moved to ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: Flying-Cam unveils Discovery VTOL UAS (video)
2nd May 2018
Flying-Cam showcased Discovery, the latest of its range of platforms, at AUVSI's Xponential to meet demands of the commercial market. The company has also partnered ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: Kittyhawk and Jeppesen moving fast to digital airspace integration
1st May 2018
Further to FAA approval, Kittyhawk and Jeppesen have announced that they are collaborating on a project to integrate digital airspace authorisation, the low altitude authorisation ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: Keynotes explore significance of unmanned economy (video)
1st May 2018
With the focus on the unmanned economy dominating the first day of Xponential in Denver, the opening keynotes highlighted the range of potential benefits that ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
AUVSI 2018: Show preview (video)
1st May 2018
The team is in Denver for this week's AUVSI Xponential 2018 - UV editor Richard Thomas explains the prospective themes to what promises to be an Xciting ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
AUVSI 2018: Colorado’s wildfire operations aided by apps
30th April 2018
Colorado's fire services are exploring the benefits that smartphone apps could bring in providing crews on the ground greater situational awareness in combating the wildfires ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Airbus upbeat about Stateside model (video)
27th April 2018
Shephard's rotary editor Helen Haxell caught up with Airbus Helicopters Inc president Chris Emerson about the company's positioning, market sectors and what's next for Airbus' ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Black Hawk grip spreading in Latin America
24th April 2018
With 174 UH-60 Black Hawk variants currently operating in Latin America this figure is set to grow due to pending deliveries and further still as a result ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Insight: Latin spirit for helicopter footprints
4th April 2018
The South American region is one as rich in opportunities as any other for helicopter manufacturers and while political disruptions can affect defence procurement, civil ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Army aviation deterring aggression in Eastern Europe (video)
3rd April 2018
Shephard caught up with Col Clair Gill, commander, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, who spoke about its role in Operation Atlantic Resolve in October 2017. The ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Insight: Casting a spotlight on the single engine market (Part 1)
29th March 2018
Current business models being projected by the major OEMs seem to suggest that the lighter side of the helicopter market is not the way forward ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Insight: Unmanned uprising for the RAF
28th March 2018
As senior officials in the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) suggest that the balance between manned and unmanned platforms is shifting to the latter, a ...
