All Civil UAVs articles – Page 33

  • UK F-35B - Crown Copyright
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    CONOPS required for UK F-35 data collection

    2015-10-28T11:13:14Z

    Concepts of operation need to be developed so the UK’s new Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters can best exploit the large amount of data that it would collect, a Royal Navy representative has claimed.

  • NATO E-3A - Miks Uzans/NATO
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    NATO looks to AGS to retain AWACS relevance

    2015-10-27T10:43:59Z

    The lifespan of NATO’s airborne warning and control system fleet has become increasingly dependent on it being able to operate alongside its new unmanned Alliance Ground Surveillance capability.

  • Patroller flight Istres - Sagem
    News

    Patroller carries out Portugal homeland security tests

    2015-10-26T10:28:13Z

    In an effort to further test the integration of unmanned air vehicles in European airspace, European Commission testing saw the SAGEM Patroller carry out flight trials in homeland security scenarios in Portugal.

  • MD4-200 VTOL UAV - Rex Features
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    DfT takes UAV discussion on military and civil UAVs to the public

    2015-10-23T10:42:08Z

    A Department for Transport-led team is about to launch a series of public dialogues that will help inform the government on how the British population views the operation of civil and military unmanned air vehicles in UK airspace.

  • PAS15 UAV
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    NASA plans next phase of UAV ATM integration

    2015-10-23T10:35:00Z

    NASA plans to carry out beyond line-of-sight testing of an air traffic management component for unmanned air vehicles in 2016, following on from a series of low-risk testing that took place last August.

  • NASA drone
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    FAA reiterates need for UAV registration

    2015-10-21T19:31:06Z

    ​The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinforced the importance of regulating unmanned air systems (UAS), even as its near-term funding remains uncertain.

  • Watchkeeper - Thales
    News

    CAA claims Watchkeeper controlled airspace flight was isolated event

    2015-10-21T12:20:05Z

    The recent flight of a Thales Watchkeeper in controlled airspace in Wales was simply “a one-off”, and a lot more work must be done before unmanned systems of its size can routinely fly through national airspace, the UK Civil Aviation Authority says.

  • UAV - AscTec
    News

    New-start Iris to offer high-end sensing UAV services

    2015-10-21T09:43:16Z

    A newly created company is preparing to penetrate the unmanned air vehicle services market by offering high-end sensing for commercial applications.

  • News

    Airbus names outsider to lead defence and space business

    2015-10-20T21:20:54Z

    Airbus has named Siemens executive Dirk Hoke to succeed Bernhard Gerwert as chief executive of Airbus Defence and Space next year, reaching outside the company to succeed a 36-year veteran of the company.

  • Phantom UAV - Rex
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    More UAV surveillance needed following Nepalese earthquake

    2015-10-20T15:25:04Z

    Following the destruction caused by a major earthquake in Nepal earlier this year, a humanitarian unmanned air vehicle coordinator is calling on more operators to take their systems to the country, in order to provide aerial services to aid in analysis of the event.

  • FE Panther front - IAI
    News

    IAI pitches unmanned Panther to South Korea

    2015-10-19T11:32:54Z

    Israel Aerospace Industries has teamed with South Korea’s Hankuk Carbon to offer a Front Engine Panther version of its 67kg-class (147lb) vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle.

  • K-Max fed firefighting test - LM
    News

    K-Max carries out US federal government firefighting tests

    2015-10-16T09:57:04Z

    Lockheed Martin and Kaman have demonstrated to US federal government departments the firefighting capabilities of the unmanned K-Max helicopter.

  • Watchkeeper - Thales
    News

    Watchkeeper carries out sortie in controlled airspace

    2015-10-15T16:08:58Z

    Thales’s Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle has been successfully flown in controlled airspace under the jurisdiction of air traffic control for the first time, completing a 1h sortie in Wales on 30 September.

  • Black Hornet - UK MoD
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    MAA prepares update to unmanned operations guidelines

    2015-10-15T15:56:28Z

    ​The UK’s Military Aviation Authority is preparing the release of an updated version of its regulations on unmanned air vehicles, which will draw on feedback from the first document that was released in January this year.

  • Gray Eagle
    News

    General Atomics confirms first Improved Gray Eagle purchase

    2015-10-14T23:17:30Z

    ​General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has confirmed the US Army’s purchase of 19 “Improved Gray Eagle” UAVs following the service’s disclosure this week that its MQ-1C procurement has been “amended” to the extended-range version.

  • Insitu RQ-21A
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    US Navy orders super-sensor for RQ-21 UAS

    2015-10-14T17:05:46Z

    ​Logos Technologies will develop a highly advanced sensor suite for the Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack unmanned air system under an $18.2 million contract awarded by the US Office of Naval Research.

  • Droneport - Foster + Partners
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    Rwandan "Droneport" project seeks UAVs for testing

    2015-10-14T12:27:22Z

    A project aiming to deliver medical supplies to remote areas of Africa using unmanned air vehicles is gathering pace, as it prepares to select the systems that will be used for a pilot test programme in 2016.

  • AH-64E - US Army
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    US Army replaces Lockheed data link on AH-64 Apache

    2015-10-13T23:59:03Z

    A Lockheed Martin communications system will be replaced on the Boeing AH-64E Apache fleet as the US Army moves to standardise data links for manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T).

  • Iraqi CH-4 - Iraqi MoD
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    Iraq debuts new Chinese CH-4 UAV

    2015-10-13T12:51:59Z

    Iraq's defence ministry has released a video and pictures of its first China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) CH-4B “Rainbow” unmanned air vehicle taking off from Kut airbase.

  • DJI Phantom drones - Aflo/Rex Shutterstock
    News

    Japan to introduce new UAV regulations

    2015-10-09T10:17:14Z

    ​The Japanese government is to begin enforcing new regulations surrounding the use of unmanned air vehicles in national airspace in December, with its action having been prompted by a threat to its prime minister last April.