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ADTI to Commence Development of Seek and Avoidance Technology for its UAVs

Advanced Defense Technologies (ADTI) has recently declared that it will carry out the development of the major ‘Seek and Avoid System’ technology for its advanced UAVs and drones.

1 Mar 2012

Two Important Milestones for Northrop Grumman BAMS UAS Program

Northrop Grumman has initiated flight tests for the premier multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar to be delivered for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).

29 Feb 2012

LONGBOW Launches Advanced UTA to the U.S. Army

The LONGBOW, resulting from the mutual partnership between Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, has recently launched the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) that was presented to the U.S. Army’s Apache Block III helicopter.

23 Feb 2012

Bluefin Robotics to Invest in Large Unmanned Submersible Vehicle

Bluefin Robotics, a part of Battelle will contribute to the production of next generation large submersible vehicle, following its partnership with The Columbia Group.

23 Feb 2012

Raytheon Selects Aurora for DARPA PCAS Program for Development of Unmanned Aircraft

Aurora Flight Sciences declared that it has been selected as a team member for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program, by Raytheon.

18 Feb 2012

Liquid Robotics Named as One of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2012

Liquid Robotics is renowned for the development of first wave-powered Wave Glider marine robot, and also known for providing ocean data services. It has recently been recognized by Fast Company that distinguished Liquid Robotics as one of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2012.

From Liquid Robotics 17 Feb 2012

AeroVironment to Deliver its Switchblade Loitering Munition Systems to the U.S. Air Force

AeroVironment declared the receipt of a Switchblade loitering munition systems and services contract from the United States Air Force. The $4,167,777 worth upgrades to an existing contract entails operational switchblade systems, operator training and engineering services.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 17 Feb 2012

AeroVironment to Become Global Distributor for Sentient’s Target Detection Software for Small UAS

AeroVironment has announced that it has been chosen as the global distributor for the automatic target detection software for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) offered by Australian company, Sentient. The Sentient Kestrel Land MTI Tier I is designed for detecting real time targets from small UAS.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 15 Feb 2012

Number of Patients Monitored by Smartphones to Increase to Three Million by 2016

In a study conducted by Juniper Research it has been established that the number of patients who are monitored through a smart phone will rise to three million by 2016. This is due to the increased processing power found in smart phones in recent years. Such usage is also likely to reduce costs of mHealth services.

6 Feb 2012

Jay Gundlach from Aurora Releases Textbook on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Author Jay Gundlach who has assisted in the development of more than 17 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) while serving as the Vice President of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has released a new textbook titled “Designing Unmanned Aircraft Systems: A Comprehensive Approach”.

3 Feb 2012