All Civil UAVs articles – Page 39
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AUVSI: IAI stresses big future for UCAVs
The head of Israel Aerospace Industries’ military aircraft division believes its future profits reside in the market for unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAV).
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed urges more X-47B testing
Lockheed Martin wants to see the X-47B demonstrator programme led by Northrop Grumman continue as the US Navy’s unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) competition enters a “waiting period” with no firm requirements.
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AUVSI: Lockheed Martin unveils improved Desert Hawk
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its Desert Hawk IV, which is no longer designed to break apart on landing and has almost twice the endurance of the third iteration of the small UAV operated by the British Army.
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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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AUVSI: Unmanned Coanda-effect saucer makes debut
A saucer-shaped unmanned air vehicle with a unique approach to vertical lift and forward flight made its public debut at the Unmanned Systems convention.
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NewsAUVSI: FAA approves beyond line of sight, urban UAV flights
The US Federal Aviation Administration on 6 May announced an agreement to allow three organizations to begin unmanned air vehicle (UAV) flights on “extended” line of sight, beyond line of sight and urban operations.
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AUVSI: Airbus to continue weaponisation of Tanan UAV
Airbus Defence & Space is continuing development work on its Tanan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, including weaponising the platform, despite the lack of a confirmed customer.
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AUVSI: US lawmaker calls on UAV industry to increase lobbying
Getting Congress to act on loosening the regulatory restrictions covering commercial unmanned systems in the USA requires the industry to act, a key Republican lawmaker says.
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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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AUVSI: NASA set to test UAV air traffic system in August
In August NASA will begin testing the first in a four-part series of web-based air traffic management capabilities for a growing fleet of commercial unmanned air systems in the USA, an agency official said on 5 May.
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AUVSI: FAA sees two gaps preventing long-range UAS flights
Two technological gaps could soon be erased to enable the US Federal Aviation Administration to allow small unmanned air vehicle flights that go beyond the line of sight of the operator, a top FAA official says.
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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: ITAR-free SWIR camera unveiled for small UAVs
A unit of UTC Aerospace Systems has released a shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera for the unmanned air vehicle and industrial inspection markets.
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AUVSI: Colorado startup unveils large ducted fan UAV
Colorado-based start-up Reference Technologies on 5 May unveiled a new ducted fan-powered unmanned air vehicle in the 120lb-class called the Hummingbird.
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AUVSI: Commercial sales forcing defence contractors to adapt
The transition from defence contracts to commercial sales for unmanned air systems opens the door to a wide variety of new business models.
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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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AUVSI: Google detects recent shift by US regulators on UAVs
A very recent change in the attitudes of US regulators has opened new opportunities for experimenting with small unmanned systems, says the head of Google Project Wing.