The reliability of Pentagon weapons systems remains a serious problem, according to a 352-page Annual Report released the other day by the Defense Department. Continue reading
Category Archives: Publications
AIAA Publishes Book on UAS Design
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announces the publication of a new book, “Designing Unmanned Aircraft Systems: A Comprehensive Approach,” by Jay Gundlach, which explores all elements of the design of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including options for architecture and design drivers across a broad spectrum of UAS types. Continue reading
US Congressional Report Says 31% of US Military Aircraft are Unmanned
According to a new congressional report acquired by Wired’s Danger Room, unmanned aircraft now account for 31 percent of all military aircraft. Continue reading
Indian Start-Up Supplies Low Cost Imaging Sytems
US unmanned aircraft have Bangalore-based Serial Innovations to thank for helping them send live video feeds smoothly. This technology start-up has developed products that helps stabilise video feeds coming from UAS.
Maritime Surveillance Expanding Electronic Systems Opportunity from UAS – New Report
Strategy Analytics has just published a new 7 page report entitled “Maritime Surveillance Expanding Electronic Systems Opportunity from UAS.” The author is Asif Anwar and the report is available to clients only. Here is the abstract and here is the pitch:
UAS Civil Airspace Integration Webinar
Avionics Magazine is hosting a Webinar entitled: UAS Civil Airspace Integration: Progress and Challenges on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, from Noon to 1 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Hybrid Energy Storage System for UAS
A paper proposing a hybrid energy storage system to solve the energy issues of long endurance UAS, presented at the IECON 2010 – the 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, has just been published at the IEEE Digital Library. It is available online to members and subscribers.