All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 7
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AUVSI: Herti tests turrets in outback
The first production-standard BAE Systems Herti was unveiled last year. It has a maximum take-off weight of 1,650lb and carries a Cobalt electro-optical/infrared...
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AUVSI: Mantis awaits first flight
BAE Systems' Mantis is on display here at AUVSI but the programme still awaits its first flight at the Woomera test range in south Australia. The Mantis...
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AUVSI: Extended-wing AAI Shadow is on show
AAI's RQ-7B Shadow 200 with an extended wing, 1ft longer than the standard one, was put on display at the Webster Field annex at Patuxent River Naval Air...
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AUVSI: Bental offers Mark 2 MicroBat
Bental Industries has launched its MicroBat Mark 2 sensor payload at the show with new features including manual focus and water resistance.
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AUVSI: Goldeneye makes public debut
Aurora Flight Sciences' Goldeneye 80 vertical take-off and landing ducted fan unmanned air vehicle made its first public demonstration flight at Webster...
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AUVSI: JAXA reveals disaster-relief UAV goals
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing key technologies for disaster monitoring unmanned air vehicles...
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AUVSI: Frontline V-STAR has 1min maiden flight
Denver based-Frontline Aerospace flew its prototype unmanned air vehicle for the first time in Colorado on 9 August for 1min, with its next test planned...
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NewsWill Constellation live on?
This month NASA’s Orion undergoes a major design review and its launcher's solid rocket is tested but this week US president Barack Obama’s administration will be presented options that could see both cancelled...
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The Bear's stars shine brighter
A fresh vision is energising Russia's space programme after years of stagnation that followed the end of the Soviet Union
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AUVSI: Hornet makes show debut
Adaptive Flight's Hornet helicopter unmanned air vehicle was to fly yesterday at Webster Field, Maryland. The rotorcraft is designed to perform...
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NewsAUVSI Special: The UAVs to watch this decade
From AeroVironment to Urban Aeronautics, we list unmanned air vehicles that face major milestones in 2009 and 2010…
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DARPA considers formation flight autopilot
A US Air Force study has concluded that close formation flying involving as few as two aircraft could deliver fuel savings of up to 14% ...
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Hypersonic X-51A gets December launch date
The US Air Force Research Laboratory is making final preparations for a four-flight scramjet test programme that it hopes will prove that achieving hypersonic...
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Carters plans slowed rotor-compound year-end flight
Carter Aviation Technologies expects a year-end first flight of its slowed rotor/compound personal air vehicle...
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Electric overtakes alternate fuels
All-electric light sport aircraft look set to lead the greening of general aviation in the USA as battery-powered products vie for sales by 2011, while alternate...
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OSHKOSH 2009: WhiteKnight Two rudder change confirmed
Scaled Composites has cut a notch into the bottom of the WhiteKnight Two prototype's rudders and added operating cables. At this year's EAA AirVenture show...
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Aesir unveils Hoder UAV for resupply missions
A vertical take-off and landing dual ducted fan coanda effect unmanned air vehicle with a 1,000kg (2,200lb) payload capacity has been unveiled
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SpaceX faces crucial Falcon 9 test
Space Exploration Technologies' larger rocket will be key to the company entering the worldwide launch services market
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EU open-rotor blade tests underway
Results of wind tunnel open-rotor blade testing that started in Russia earlier this month for the European project DREAM (valiDation of Radical Engine Architecture...
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United Aircraft investigates nanotechnology
Russia's United Aircraft is investing heavily in nanotechnology research and foresees an intial application for...