Latest Unmanned Aircraft System Stories
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AUVSI, (Booth #4057) -- FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced that it has logged more than 1.3 million combat hours with two major OEMs. Both organizations, AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (www.aaicorp.com) and Insitu (www.insitu.com), offer two of the country's most trusted and relied upon Unmanned...
LAS VEGAS, N.M., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AUVSI -- The Air Force has announced that the MLB V-Bat VTOL UAV has been selected for a Phase II SBIR award. They seek a vehicle that has an 8 ft. wingspan, 10 hour endurance, 55 lbs. gross take-off weight, and 70 mph cruise speed. The V-Bat's combination of VTOL operational convenience, with the safety of a shrouded fan and with fixed wing duration, in a small UAV system, will revolutionize the availability and utility of local...
HAIFA, Israel, August 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT ("Elbit Systems"), announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at many tens of millions of dollars, to supply a Latin American customer with a mixed fleet of Hermes(R) 900 and Hermes(R) 450 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The contract will be performed over the next two years. The contract includes Universal Ground Control Stations (UGCS) and a variety of payloads and...
FARMINGTON, Conn., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Battlefield technology has always found pathways to Wall Street, as businesses find novel applications for military innovations. Cell phones and GPS devices, for example, were developed with military uses in mind, but developed into significant commercial technologies, eventually becoming ubiquitous even in civilian life. While Unmanned Aerial Systems may not become as prevalent in civilian life, commercial uses for this...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmen Aerospace, Inc. (Emmen) announced today that it will rebrand to become BOSH Technologies, a member of The BOSH Group (TBG), effective October 1, 2012. The transition will formalize Emmen's induction into TBG, a family of companies dedicated to the development and operation of customized unmanned system solutions. Emmen, which specializes in the development, production and support of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), adds...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new form of piloting is evolving, and as unmanned vehicles continue to take flight, an industry code of conduct was drawn up and published recently in order to ensure safety. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) published the "Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Industry Code of Conduct" on Monday. These guidelines will help provide AUVSI members with a set of recommendations to follow in order to...
FARMINGTON, Conn., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- New mission capabilities of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and new deployment applications have continued to push the market upward. Accurate market data and analysis will be essential to companies seeking to develop, deploy, support, and maintain UAVs on the global stage. With premium market research from the world's leading publishers, Global Information Inc. helps businesses stay on the cutting edge with the best forecasts,...
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced today that it will employ its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on behalf of the Queensland Government for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) for the first Siam weed detection trials using UAS. BRISBANE, Australia (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced today that it will employ its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on...
HAIFA, Israel, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today that it was awarded an approximately $160 million contract by a European customer, to supply Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The systems will be supplied over the next two years. Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems, noted: "More and more customers worldwide have come to the conclusion that Elbit Systems' UAS are the ultimate...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BOSH Remote Sensing (BOSH) supported the city of Frisco, Texas with overhead video coverage during EdgeFest 22 at FC Dallas Stadium on April 22. BOSH's observation platform for the event was the Emmen Aerospace "Skynet" tethered aerostat, a stationary platform offering observers real-time, stabilized full motion video of the stadium complex and 19,000-plus crowd. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120517/PH09377) Skynet, a...
