Understanding the present demand for a range of applications and diversities, Eqquera Inc., innovated and is researching and developing Unmanned Aircraft System capable of carrying various payloads and engaging in multiple missions from protecting the environment to combat missions. The project is called “Mother Hen and Friendly Chicks”. Continue reading
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Bird Scaring Device Marketed as Stealth UAS
Spain’s EXPAL is now marketing this bird-like UAS , originally developed to scare birds away from airports, as a military “stealth” aircraft which is mistaken as a bird. Continue reading
First Flight for Radiation Detector UAS at Bristol University
A flying radiation detector that could be used to help with nuclear decommissioning and clean-up at sites such as Fukushima and Sellafield was recently tested in a specially designed experimental area at the National Physical Laboratory, the only one of its kind in the UK.
Project RISER (remote intelligent survey equipment for radiation), a collaboration between the University of Bristol, Blue Bear Systems Research (BBSR), Createc, demonstrated at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and funded by the UK’s Technology Strategy Board, has been focused on the development and demonstration of a unmanned air system (UAS) based radiation survey system that could potentially be used in hazardous environments. Continue reading
Liberty University Students Earn Unmanned Aircraft System Operator Certification
Last week, all 12 Liberty University School of Aeronautics (LUSOA) students in the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) concentration received operator certification in the Dragon Eye UAS, making them the first Liberty students to receive full industry certification in the field. Continue reading
Solar Powered High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Successful Test Flight
Astrium has successfully completed the first flight of its long endurance Zephyr solar powered High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) since it acquired the assets of the Zephyr programme in March 2013 from QinetiQ in the UK. Continue reading
Kansas State University Selected to Test Certification Standards for UAS
Kansas State University in Salina has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to test certification standards for unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
DARPA Programme Seeks to Develop a Reusable Hypersonic Unmanned Vehicle
DARPA’s new Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) programme seeks to lower satellite launch costs by developing a reusable hypersonic unmanned vehicle with costs, operation and reliability similar to traditional aircraft. XS-1 envisions that a reusable first stage would fly to hypersonic speeds at a suborbital altitude. Continue reading
Raytheon AI3 Missile Intercepts its First UAS Target
In a first-of-its-kind test for Raytheon Company‘s Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative system, AI3 destroyed an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in flight. The intercept was part of the second guided test flights for the AI3 programme and follows its first in-flight defeat of a 107mm rocket earlier in the test series. Continue reading