All articles by Beth Stevenson – Page 24
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NewsBritish SMEs develop system to counter UAVs
A consortium of three British companies has developed a counter-unmanned air vehicle defence system to tackle what is considers to be the “growing threat of malicious UAVs”.
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NewsEDA and ESA kick off DESIRE II UAV project
The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have begun the second round of a programme that seeks to test using satellite communications (SATCOM) to allow for safe integration of unmanned air vehicles into European airspace.
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NewsEurope's MALE 2020 two-year definition phase kicks off
The French, German and Italian governments have signed a declaration of intent (DoI) to carry out a definition study on a future European medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsLost USMC Huey wreckage found in Nepal
The wreckage of a US Marine Corps Bell Helicopter UH-1Y Huey rotorcraft that went missing after a second earthquake hit Nepal on 12 May has been found 12km (8 miles) north of Charikot, Nepal, the Department of Defense has confirmed.
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NewsUSMC continues Nepalese aid delivery as search for missing helo continues
US Marine Corps assets - including the Bell Helicopter UH-1Y Huey rotorcraft - are continuing the delivery of aid to victims of the earthquakes in Nepal, as the search continues for a Huey that went missing following a second earthquake on 12 May.
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NewsRAF scrambles Typhoons in response to Russia as British troops train in Estonia
Two Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in eastern European NATO airspace in early May, as a multinational NATO exercise to prepare allies against potential threats takes place in Estonia.
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NewsPhilippines controls aircraft from USAF AWACS
For the first time the Philippine air force (PAF) demonstrated air-to-air operations of indigenous aircraft from a US Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, during Exercise Balikatan at Clark AFB in the Philippines.
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NewsAUVSI: NAVAIR focuses on sensor and autonomous capabilities
The recently-appointed lead for US Naval Air System Command’s unmanned aviation has prioritised sensor capability and controlled autonomy as his two main concerns for the future.
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NewsAUVSI: New tethered UAV for CNN
Drone Aviation has introduced a new rotary unmanned air vehicle that is connected to a tether, allowing it to simultaneously receive power and transmit data back to the ground.
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NewsAUVSI: Textron awaits results of international tenders
Textron Systems is currently awaiting the results of three international military tenders, for which it has offered its pair of unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsAUVSI: MQ-8C completes developmental testing
The US Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary wing unmanned air vehicle has completed developmental testing, paving the way for operational testing on board the force’s littoral combat ship (LCS).
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NewsAUVSI: Insitu exploits Pacific division to facilitate routine commercial operations
In an effort to exploit the commercial potential of its unmanned air vehicles, Insitu is focusing on the Pacific division of the business to carry out necessary testing and research into integrating UAVs into these operations.
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AUVSI: Oklahoma bullish on UAV integration
Oklahoma considers the Federal Aviation Administration’s overlook of the state as a chosen test site for unmanned air vehicles as a positive thing, claiming that the lack of guidance in how the six sites should be operating as is stifling their operations.
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NewsAUVSI: Tekever pitches quadcopter to Portuguese government
Tekever is in talks with the Portuguese government regarding the potential acquisition of its VR1 Colibri quadcopter to operate alongside the fixed wing unmanned air vehicles that it already operates.
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NewsAUVSI: CyPhy Works launches crowdsourcing campaign to fund commercial UAV
CyPhy Works has launched a crowdsourcing campaign to raise the required $250 million to design and develop a commercial unmanned air vehicle that would appeal to a wide variety of users.
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NewsAUVSI: Future UCLASS requirements pose questions on worth of X-47B
The US Government Accountability Office has warned that unless the US Navy carefully considers its requirements for the service's future unmanned, carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme it risks rendering redundant any research carried out so far.
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AUVSI: Exelis to provide UAV ATC system to four test sites
Exelis has entered into agreements with four of six of the US Federal Aviation Administration-mandated unmanned air vehicle test sites to provide them with the Symphony RangeVue UAV air traffic management system.
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NewsAUVSI: K-Max carries out medical evacuation demo
Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace have further demonstrated the teaming capability of their K-Max unmanned rotorcraft by carrying out a medical evacuation of a patient after being cued by an unmanned ground vehicle.
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NewsAUVSI: UAV Solutions shows new fixed-wing platforms
UAV Solutions is showcasing three new fixed-wing platforms for the first time at AUVSI - Sidewinder, Intruder and Talon 120LE - targeted at both the military and commercial markets.
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NewsAUVSI: Regulators play catch up on unmanned integration
Regulators have been discussing the integration of unmanned air vehicles into national and international airspaces for some time now, but a real push is currently being made to speed up the process to avoid the technology out-growing the regulatory framework.