The US Air Force and US Army agreed on new safety procedures to help prevent another collision between army UAS and Air Force planes. Continue reading
Category Archives: Control Stations & Remote Video Terminals
Advances in the Field of Nano UAS
The PD-100 Black Hornet PRS is designed as a soldier’s tool, this necessitates that ease of use always be kept in mind throughout the development. Continue reading
AAI and Aurora Flight Sciences Integrate UGCS with Orion UAS and Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Aurora Flight Sciences have announced that the organizations have formed a strategic alliance to integrate AAI’s Universal Ground Control Station and other ground control technologies with Aurora’s Orion UAS and Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft . Continue reading
Computer Virus Hits Predator Ground Control Stations
Photo courtesy of Bryan William Jones
A computer virus has infected the Ground Control Stations of US Predator and Reaper UAS, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones. Continue reading
Raytheon Ads Third Dimension to Ground Based Sense and Avoid Radar
Raytheon Company has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology that will, for the first time, provide both military and civil air traffic controllers with the capability to avoid airborne hazards around unmanned aircraft systems, which costs the Pentagon millions in damaged aircraft. Continue reading
AAI UAS Universal Ground Control Station Orchestrated MUSIC
Textron Systems announced that the company’s operating unit, AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has completed the US Army’s 2011 Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability (MUSIC) exercise. Continue reading
Information Overload
Photo: US Air Force
UAS already beam thousands of hours of video to intelligence analysts manning multiple screens and send information directly to soldiers in the field. This dramatic growth is leading to information overload.
Northrop Grumman Launches HART in Europe
Northrop Grumman has introduced an unmanned aircraft data management system to the European market, to allow troops on the ground to “eliminate the tunnel-vision of the battlefield”. Continue reading