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Bluefin Robotics Announces Acquisition of SeeByte

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced today that it has acquired SeeByte, Ltd., a leading provider of autonomous platform software that enhances the user experience and the capabilities of underwater sensors, vehicles and systems. SeeByte, headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bluefin.

8 Oct 2013

Texas A&M University-Led Research Team Develops Unmanned Air System

A research team led by Texas A&M University professor Dr. John Valasek has designed, built, operated and patented (pending) the Pegasus I Unmanned Air System (UAS).

5 Oct 2013

Northrop Grumman to Exhibit Airborne Surveillance Capabilities at Pacific 2013

Northrop Grumman Corporation is participating in the Pacific 2013 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, where it will highlight its maritime security capabilities, including unmanned aircraft systems for maritime and coastal surveillance, marine navigation, radar and mine detection systems, and maritime domain awareness.

5 Oct 2013

US Army Network Integration Experiment to Use World Surveillance Group's Aerostat Platforms

Aerostat platforms provided by Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. ("LTAS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, will be used in the U.S. Army's Network Integration Experiment ("NIE") 14.1 set to take place at the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico during October and November.

4 Oct 2013

BBSR Researchers Demonstrate Flying Radiation Detector at NPL

A group of researchers from Blue Bear Systems Research (BBSR) recently visited the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to test and demonstrate a radiation survey system based on a small indoor aircraft. The tests took place in a specially designed, low-scatter experimental area at NPL, which is the only one of its kind in the UK.

4 Oct 2013

US Army Places Order for AeroVironment’s RQ-11B Raven UAS Gimbaled Sensor Payloads

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it has received an order from the U.S. Army for the company's Mantis™ i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the Army's fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). AeroVironment, which develops and produces advanced upgrades for its highly integrated UAS, such as Raven, was selected as the result of a competitive bid.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 3 Oct 2013

Six Easy Steps to Train and Deploy Seegrid Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles

Training a Seegrid flexible automated guided vehicle (AGV) is simple. The innovative vision-guided technology allows vehicles to be trained and deployed in a warehouse or manufacturing facility quickly and efficiently, eliminating non-value-added repetitive tasks.

From Seegrid Corporation 1 Oct 2013

NASA Administrator Issues Statement on Successful Berthing of Orbital Cygnus Spacecraft

The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John P. Holdren about the berthing of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday.

1 Oct 2013

ISS Robotic Arm Captures and Attaches Cygnus Cargo Resupply Spacecraft

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) used a robotic arm to capture and attach a Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft Sunday, marking several spaceflight firsts for NASA and its partner, Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va.

1 Oct 2013

NASA Announces ‘Mars 2020 Mission Investigations Announcement of Opportunity’ Competition

NASA has released its announcement of an open competition for the planetary community to submit proposals for the science and exploration technology instruments that would be carried aboard the agency's next Mars rover, scheduled for launch in July/August of 2020.

30 Sep 2013