viernes, 15 de enero de 2016

Drone Aviation Corp expanding tethered platform with partners, ed - UAS Magazine [feedly]

Drone Aviation Corp expanding tethered platform with partners, ed
UAS Magazine
Drone Aviation Corp.'s attempts to tame the sky could soon transform the operations of firefighters or newsgathering entities. Formed in 2014 as a spin-out of an aerospace technology, engineering and manufacturing firm called Lighter Than Air Systems ...

Meet China's Killer Drones - Foreign Policy (blog) [feedly]


Meet China's Killer Drones

From Iraq to Nigeria, countries looking for cheap, armed drones are increasingly turning to China — and leaving the United States behind.

Northrop Begins Sensor Integration For NATO's Global Hawk - Aviation Week [feedly]

Northrop Begins Sensor Integration For NATO's Global Hawk
Aviation Week
NATO's long-running program to field a ground surveillance capability is a step closer as Northrop Grumman begins integrating the radar sensor onto the first of five RQ-4B Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft for the alliance.

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Saab delivering U.S.-made quadcopter drones to Swedish Police [feedly]

Saab delivering U.S.-made quadcopter drones to Swedish Police
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Saab_delivering_US-made_quadcopter_drones_to_Swedish_Police_999.html



Linkoping, Sweden (UPI) Jan 14, 2016
Saab is to deliver U.S.-made unmanned Qube quadcopters to the Swedish Police this year, the company reports. Three Qube quadcopters from AeroVironment will be delivered. Each unmanned helicopter system features day/night sensors and a ground control station. Saab said spare parts, consumables, documentation, training and technical support are part of the contract which will be in

Embraer orders up 24%, deliveries increase 10% in 2015 - ATWOnline [feedly]

Embraer orders up 24%, deliveries increase 10% in 2015
ATWOnline
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer ended 2015 with firm orders from 13 customers for 185 commercial aviation jets, a 24.2% increase over 2014. In total, Embraer's 2015 orders comprised 94 E175s, 40 E195-E2s, 21 E195s, 17 E190-E2s and 13 E190s.

Opinion: There Is No U.S. Strategy Driving Technology Investment [feedly]


Threats abound, yet we do not have a clearly stated, coherent security, intelligence or foreign policy strategy for each of these threats.

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The Next Big Aviation Safety Issues [feedly]

UAVs and robotics dominate the next frontier
In the next decades, commercial aircraft might be flown from the ground and airports might need counter-UAV weapons

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Airships seek new role

http://www.aerosociety.com/News/Insight-Blog/3957/Airships-seek-new-role
Can lighter-than-air vehicles make a comeback as air transport for remote areas? Barry E Prentice* and Robert Knotts** provide an overview of cargo airship projects under development and the challenges. - See more at: