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Lockheed Martin, Warsaw University Reach Significant Milestone with Unmanned Aircraft Demonstration

A team of research students and staff from Warsaw University of Technology have successfully demonstrated the first phase of flight test and integration of unmanned aircraft platforms with an autonomous mission control system. The demonstration marks a significant milestone in a partnership between the university and Lockheed Martin that began earlier this year.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 1 Sep 2014

Champions of 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge Hosted by Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman recently hosted the 2014 United Arab Emirates (UAE) Innovation Challenge champions, from the Higher Colleges of Technology's (HCT) Fujairah Colleges, in Southern California.

30 Aug 2014

NASA Unmanned Global Hawk Aircraft Lands at Wallops After Surveying Hurricane Cristobal

The first of two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft landed at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, on Aug. 27 after surveying Hurricane Cristobal for the first science flight of NASA's latest hurricane airborne mission.

30 Aug 2014

Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk HALE Series Surpass Milestone Support Hours for USAF and US Navy

Two U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Northrop Grumman Corporation's high altitude long endurance (HALE) series safely surpassed 100,000 combat/operational support hours.

28 Aug 2014

First RQ-4 Global Hawk Makes History with 100th Flight

The first completed Global Hawk has made history again with its 100th flight in support of NASA environmental research. The milestone occurred on a flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California more than 16 years after its first flight in 1998. The aircraft is now at Wallops Island for a two month deployment to conduct hurricane research missions.

26 Aug 2014

New Insight on Future of US Government Robotics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of US Government Robotics" report to their offering.

26 Aug 2014

Scientists Restore Voyager's Historic Footage of Triton

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first close-up look at Neptune and its moon Triton in the summer of 1989. Like an old film, Voyager's historic footage of Triton has been "restored" and used to construct the best-ever global color map of that strange moon.

25 Aug 2014

Bonanza King Rock on Mars Not Stable Enough for Safe Drilling

Evaluation of a pale, flat Martian rock as the potential next drilling target for NASA's Curiosity Mars rover determined that the rock was not stable enough for safe drilling.

25 Aug 2014

MIT Algorithm Enables Drones to Monitor ‘Health’ Aspects in Real Time

In the near future, the package that you ordered online may be deposited at your doorstep by a drone: Last December, online retailer Amazon announced plans to explore drone-based delivery, suggesting that fleets of flying robots might serve as autonomous messengers that shuttle packages to customers within 30 minutes of an order.

25 Aug 2014

Vortex Technology-Based Robot Moves Along Ceilings to Check Condition of Bridges

Bridges become an infrastructure problem as they get older, as de-icing salt and carbon dioxide gradually destroy the reinforced concrete. A new robot can now check the condition of these structures, even in places that people cannot reach.

25 Aug 2014