Unmanned Vehicles
ADAS 2018: Jamming with Orion
TRD (Singapore) is highlighting two variants of its Orion counter-UAS (C-UAS) equipment at ADAS. The first is the lightweight Orion-H handheld jammer gun (pictured). Weighing ...
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Helitech 2018: France says ‘mais, oui’ to the 280FX
After a few years out of the French market, Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has returned to the European country with a sale of its 280FX helicopter ...
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Helitech 2018: Helicopter industry urged to collaborate on climate change
The Swiss based helicopter training and services agency Next-Generation Flight Training has called on the helicopter industry to make a concerted effort to collaborate with ...
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DARPA seeks proposals for third swarm sprint
DARPA is seeking proposals for its third swarm sprint, which will focus on the topics of human-swarm teaming and swarm tactics, the agency announced on ...
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Bell, Yamato enter strategic collaboration
Bell Helicopter and Yamato Holdings have entered into a strategic collaboration to integrate UAS systems and package handling systems for civilian on-demand logistics services, Textron ...
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Thales opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre
Thales has opened a new Maritime Autonomy Centre at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, UK, for the development of autonomous systems technologies, the company announced on ...
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MSAB and URSA unveil XRY Drone
MSAB and URSA have introduced a new system called XRY Drone that extracts and analyses data from malicious UAS, MSAB announced on 10 October. The ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Raytheon addresses threats in today's civil airspace (video)
Studio speaks to Todd Probert, VP, Mission Support and Modernisation, Raytheon, about threats in the current civil airspace, including UAS, as well issues of congestion ...
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US Army, Bell advancing micro-UAS technologies
24th August 2018
The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Bell are continuing their joint effort to further advance the development of new micro UAS technologies, the army ...
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USMC acquires additional Backjack UAVs
23rd August 2018
The US Marine Corps (USMC) will receive four more RQ-21A Blackjack UAVs following a contract award on 22 August. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded ...
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C-Worker 5 in Alaskan charting survey
23rd August 2018
ASV Global, together with TerraSond, has successful completed a hydrographic survey using the C-Worker 5 USV off the coast of Alaska, the company announced on ...
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Hermes bags new customer in Philippines
23rd August 2018
The Philippines is expected to receive a first Hermes 450 MALE UAV from Elbit Systems sometime before the year’s end. The first aircraft ‘was supposed ...
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Australian Army receives DJI Phantom 4 UAS
22nd August 2018
The Australian Army’s 17th Combat Service Support Brigade (17 CSS Bde) has received its first DJI Phantom 4 UAS, the Australian Department of Defence announced ...
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Insight: Unmanned influence on counter-insurgency operations
21st August 2018
Since the start of the conflict in Afghanistan, strikes by unmanned systems have become synonymous with its battlespace as international forces seek to combat militant ...
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Boeing carries out synchronised UAV flight tests
21st August 2018
Boeing has successfully completed the first tranche of synchronised UAV flight tests using new on-board autonomous C2 technology developed by Boeing Australia with the support ...
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FT-100FH continues flight testing
20th August 2018
FT Sistemas has moved ahead in the flight test campaign of its newly designed Flettner Helicopter FT-100FH unmanned rotorcraft, the company announced on 15 August. ...
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GA-ASI to expand presence at Grand Sky
17th August 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) will significantly expand its presence at Grand Sky, the civil UAS-focused research and development park in the US. Under the ...
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UgCS enhances mission planning software
17th August 2018
UgCS, in partnership with Airborne Response, has developed a comprehensive search capability for UAS that will allow pilots to conduct SAR operations more effectively. The ...
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Network Rail seeks drones for inspection
16th August 2018
The UK’s Network Rail Infrastructure is seeking UAS services to complete general infrastructure inspections and surveys across England. The contract, divided into three lots, is ...
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Kongsberg Geospatial concludes trials of EOAMS
16th August 2018
Kongsberg Geospatial has concluded the final trials of the Emergency Operations Airspace Management System (EOAMS), the company announced on 9 August. The EOAMS situational awareness ...
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Raymarine updates Axiom UAV app
16th August 2018
Raymarine has updated its Axiom UAV app with a new LightHouse 3.6 OS update, the company announced on 7 August. The LightHouse 3.6 update for ...
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Strabag orders KlauPPK system
15th August 2018
KlauPPK has supplied its high precision drone surveying technology to Strabag for construction services support.European construction services company Strabag trialled the KlauPPK system deployed on ...
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SFOC granted for DX-3 Vanguard flight testing
15th August 2018
Sky Guys has been granted a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC), a permit for commercial UAS flights, for its DX-3 Vanguard development project, the company ...
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Industrial SkyWorks updates BlueVu for UAS inspections
14th August 2018
Industrial SkyWorks has released the latest update to its BlueVu platform with web-based portal support. The upgrade enables remote-inspection of assets and easier management of ...
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New anode repair concept developed
14th August 2018
SubC Partner has launched an advanced anode repair concept using Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT electric ROV as a development platform, Saab Seaeye announced on 7 ...
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Russia funds robotic main battle tanks
14th August 2018
Russian armoured vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod Corporation (UVZ) has announced plans to develop assault robotic platforms based on the Russian T-72B3 tank chassis. A Russian Ministry ...
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C-Worker 4 in Arctic survey
14th August 2018
A team of research engineers is using a C-Worker 4 autonomous surface vessel (ASV) to explore the use of autonomy for charting surveys in Arctic ...
