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Air Force Spends More on UAS Procurement

The 2012 U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) budget shows that the unmanned aerial systems (UASs) market represents $5.25 B, as the Air Force utilizes more UAS than all the other U.S. military services. In 2012, the Air Force uses majority of the $2.42 B for purchasing the MQ-9 Predator.

18 May 2012

Brican TD100 UAV is All Set to Take Off

Brican Flight Systems prepares to unveil the TD100 series of advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at the Ontario Centres of Excellence's Discovery 2012 conference, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, between May 14 and 15.

16 May 2012

UNI-CUB Compact Mobility Device Introduced by Honda Motor Co., Ltd

Representing the evolution of the U3-X personal mobility device that Honda announced in 2009, UNI-CUB features Honda's proprietary balance control technology and the world's first omni-directional driving wheel system (Honda Omni Traction Drive System). These technologies allow the rider to control speed, move in any direction, turn and stop, all simply by shifting his or her weight. Since the rider can freely move forward, backward, side-to-side and diagonally, he or she can quickly and easily maneuver among other people.

15 May 2012

World Surveillance Group’s Argus Hybrid Design Passes Patent Application Filing

World Surveillance Group recently declared that the Company has completed filing of provisional patent application on an Argus Hybrid aerostat/airship design.

11 May 2012

AeroVironment to Deliver RQ-11B Raven Small UAS to U.S. Marine Corps

AeroVironment declared that it has secured an order from the United States Marine Corps on March 15, 2012 through an existing U.S. Army contract. The company received this firm fixed-price order, worth $3,653,519 to deliver RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and initial spares components to the U.S. Marine Corps before April 17, 2012.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 3 May 2012

ONR-Sponsored Flexrotor Initiative Enters Next Development Phase

Flexrotor, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is partly a helicopter and partly an airplane. Its vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been qualified for the subsequent development phase on April 30, 2012 to provide enhanced maritime surveillance ability.

3 May 2012