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AUVSI 2013: Northrop Grumman Hosts UAE Innovation Challenge Winners

Northrop Grumman Corporation is hosting the winning teams from the 2013 United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Innovation Challenge at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) annual conference and exhibition. During the conference, taking place Aug. 13-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the student teams are exhibiting their aircraft and discussing their competition experience.

14 Aug 2013

Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Surpasses 5,000 Flight Hours of Support in Afghanistan

The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed 5,000 flight hours while providing critical surveillance capabilities to field commanders in Afghanistan.

14 Aug 2013

3D Systems to Exhibit Aerospace 3D Content-to-Print Solutions at AUVSI 2013

3D Systems announced today plans to exhibit its aerospace and defense 3D content-to-print solutions at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI 2013) Conference and Exposition.

13 Aug 2013

NASA to Partner with 13 University Teams to Develop Small Spacecraft

NASA has selected 13 university teams for collaborative projects to develop and demonstrate new technologies and capabilities and spur innovation in communication, navigation, propulsion, science instruments, and advanced manufacturing for small spacecraft.

13 Aug 2013

NASA Tests Sophisticated Flight-Control Algorithm Using Xombie Experimental Rocket

A year after NASA's Mars rover Curiosity's landed on Mars, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., are testing a sophisticated flight-control algorithm that could allow for even more precise, pinpoint landings of future Martian spacecraft.

13 Aug 2013

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Achieves 9.464 AU Milestone on Way to Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft is halfway to Jupiter. The Jovian-system-bound spacecraft reached the milestone today (8/12/13) at 5:25 a.m. PDT (8:25 a.m. EDT/12:25 UTC).

13 Aug 2013

AUVSI 2013: UTC Aerospace Systems to Highlight New Technology for Unmanned Aerial, Underwater Applications

UTC Aerospace Systems will showcase new and advanced products for unmanned aerial and underwater applications, suitable for defense, law enforcement, fire-fighting and security applications at the AUVSI show, which takes place in Washington, DC on August 12-15. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp.

12 Aug 2013

USAF Awards CAE Contract to Provide Predator and Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training

CAE today announced that CAE USA has been awarded a United States Air Force (USAF) contract to provide comprehensive Predator and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) aircrew training services.

12 Aug 2013

Craters & Freighters to Exhibit for First Time at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013

After a successful foray into the emerging unmanned systems and robotics industry, Craters & Freighters takes another giant step forward as an exhibitor at the upcoming AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) trade show. The show, held in Washington D.C, August 12-15 showcases the latest industry technology from 600 innovators.

9 Aug 2013

UT Scientists Develop Blueprint for Future NASA Lander Mission to Europa

Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics helped develop a blueprint for a possible future NASA lander mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter that has a global ocean covered by an ice shell. Europa’s large reservoir of liquid water has long enchanted planetary scientists with the possibility of harboring life.

8 Aug 2013