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NASA's Partners Continue Development of Safe, Reliable Crew Space Transportation Systems

NASA's industry partners continue to complete development milestones under agreements with the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The work performed by Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corporation and SpaceX during partnership and contract initiatives are leading a new generation of safe, reliable and cost-effective crew space transportation systems to low-Earth orbit destinations.

17 Nov 2014

New Report on Innovations in Unmanned Land, Air, Sea Vehicles

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Innovations in Unmanned Vehicles - Land, Air, Sea (Technical Insights)" report to their offering.

17 Nov 2014

Forecast Report on Global Market for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The small UAV market is likely to become one of the major economic and technological stories of the modern age, because of the wide variety of applications and the added value related to these unmanned machines.

14 Nov 2014

US Air Force and Northrop Grumman Ink Global Hawk Sustainment Partnership

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $306 million contract to continue logistics and sustainment services on the high altitude, long endurance (HALE) RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted autonomous unmanned aircraft intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system.

13 Nov 2014

Comprehensive Market Research Report on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Thousands of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be deployed in the next few years for both civil and military missions. Early adoption of new technologies will be employed: from smart skin to structural components and intelligent motors with integral gearing.

12 Nov 2014

Kratos’ Unmanned Systems Division Completes Flight Test of BQM-177A Target

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has successfully completed its first U.S. Navy flight test for its BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) Unmanned Aerial Drone System.

10 Nov 2014

Altavian to Provide Gimbaled Sensor Payloads for RQ-20 Puma Small UAS

Lockheed Martin's partner Altavian Inc. has been awarded a $4 million contract to provide gimbaled sensor payloads for the Army's RQ-20 Puma small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). These payloads will feature the Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies Perceptor gimbaled imaging sensor, which provides advanced stabilization and sharper images, along with dual-band imaging and laser illumination capabilities.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 10 Nov 2014

Open-Source Smartphone Operating Systems Can Control Mechatronic Devices

Caitlin Clancy gave her quadcopter one final inspection and backed away slowly. She had spent the past week designing and building the copter, mostly from scratch, and now, the moment of truth.

7 Nov 2014

Imperial College London to Construct £1.25 Million Flying Robots Lab

A new £1.25 million arena for flying the next generation of aerial robots will be constructed at Imperial College London, thanks to a generous donation.

7 Nov 2014

Increased Adoption in Military & Defense Applications Favors Growth of Global Mobile Robotics Market

According to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc., global mobile robotics market growth can be attributed to increased adoption in military & defense applications. Commercialization of automated cars due to technological advancement in mobile robotics is expected to drive the market over the next six years.

7 Nov 2014