MilitaryUS Defense Issues Guidance on Civil Use of Drones Around Military Installations The U.S. Defense Dept. has issued guidance concerning the civil use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). According to the department, a Pentagon spokesman said that drones have raised department concerns “for the…
MilitaryDJI Unsure Why US Army Stopped Use of Its Drones A U.S. Army memorandum has directed the stoppage of use of all DJI (Dà-Jiāng Innovations) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology within the service, sUAS News reported. The memo, as reported by sUAS…
CommercialAirbus Defence and Space Tests Jet-Propelled Drone Demonstrator Airbus Defence and Space’s unmanned jet-propelled demonstrator has been successfully tested, Airbus said. Under the SAGITTA project, the drone flew autonomously for seven minutes over the test site in Overberg, South Africa.…
MilitaryNavair Tests Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor Onboard Drone A wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor has successfully completed testing onboard a Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. TigerShark unmanned aircraft system (UAS), Logos Technologies said. The test of the company’s Redkite sensor was…
MilitaryGPS-Based Precision Landing Can Help US Navy Drones, Fighters The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has been designed to land itself, using Raytheon’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS), Raytheon said. The Navy hopes to use the MQ-25…
CommercialMitre Calls for Drone Pilots to Participate in CAASD Research Mitre Corp. is calling for unmanned aircraft system pilots to assist with research, the company said. Mitre’s nonprofit Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), which conducts research for the FAA, is…
CommercialGeneral Atomics Becomes Pro Line Fusion Customer for UAS Ground Control Station General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is bringing its Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS), known as the MQ-9 Reaper to the U.S. Air Force, to the civilian market as the MQ-9B SkyGuardian. Needing…
ConnectivityThe ISP Signal Repeater: Facebook’s Aviation Policy Leader Talks Aquila Facebook wants to use solar powered unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to connect up to 66% of the planet, considered remote areas, with outdated or no internet service at all. June 7 at…
CommercialRockwell Collins Sticks to Manned Aviation Roots in Commercial UAS Market Rockwell Collins avionics have been supporting U.S. military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for years. The company supports the Army’s RQ-7B Shadow and the Navy’s RQ-21 Blackjack, to name a couple — not…
MilitaryLockheed Martin, USAF Demos Open Mission Systems on F-16 Drone The autonomous F-16 flight demonstrations had to show three key objectives in order to be deemed successful, Lockheed Martin said. The ability to autonomously plan and execute air-to-ground strike missions based on…