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Garmin to Supply Avionics Suite for New Optionally Piloted Aircraft

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that Northrop Grumman Corporation has selected Garmin to supply the avionics suite for the new Firebird, an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

20 Nov 2012

Northrop Grumman, US Navy Perform Ground Testing on Second Triton Unmanned Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have added a second Triton unmanned aircraft to ground testing efforts in late September – part of an initial step in preparation for flight operations.

20 Nov 2012

Middle Schoolers to Use Robotic Telescopes for Universe Exploration

Approximately 1,400 middle schoolers will explore the universe with research-grade robotic telescopes over the next three years, thanks to a $1.6 million program funded by the National Science Foundation. The University of Chicago will lead the effort, in partnership with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, W.Va.; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and 4-H.

17 Nov 2012

US Navy Conducts NUWC-4 Unmanned Surface Vehicle Missile Firing Tests

Next-generation unmanned ships could be armed with missiles but it's not yet certain when such systems could be operationally-deployed.

15 Nov 2012

RTI Connext Micro Undergoes Certification for Flight Safety-Critical Systems

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the real-time infrastructure software company, today announced that RTI Connext™ Micro is undergoing certification for flight safety-critical systems. RTI will develop full certification evidence for the highest safety standard, DO-178C Level A. Early applications of the certifiable RTI Connext™ Micro include the U.S. Government's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Control Segment (UCS) project.

15 Nov 2012

University of North Dakota Offers First-of-its-Kind Undergraduate Degree in UAS Operations

In a timely and innovative move, the University of North Dakota (UND)—offering the nation's first and only fully accredited undergraduate degree in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations—has formed the nation's first UAS Research Compliance Committee in anticipation of federal plans to regulate related privacy issues.

15 Nov 2012

NASA, ESA to Control an Educational Rover Using Experimental Interplanetary Internet

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully have used an experimental version of interplanetary Internet to control an educational rover from the International Space Station. The experiment used NASA's Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) protocol to transmit messages and demonstrate technology that one day may enable Internet-like communications with space vehicles and support habitats or infrastructure on another planet.

9 Nov 2012