Tag Archives: UAS

Paris Air Show 2013 – Day 3

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The AEROSPACE team report on the highlights of the third trade day at the Paris Air Show on 17-23 June

Paris Air Show 2013 – Day 2

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The AEROSPACE team report on the highlights of the second trade day at the Paris Air Show on 17-23 June

Paris Air Show 2013 – Day 1

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The AEROSPACE team report on the highlights of the first trade day at the Paris Air Show on 17-23 June

Paris Air Show 2013 – ‘Day Zero’

Sunshine, no crowds - enjoy it while you can.

The AEROSPACE team report from the pre-show weekend days at the Paris Air Show on 17-23 June

Where next for Europe’s defence aerospace industry?

Protecting Europe's combat aircraft industrial base - what next after Rafale? (Dassault).

Professor Keith Hayward, Head of Research, RAeS, reports on a recent high-level discussion on the future of the European defence aviation industrial base.

Paris Air Show 2013 preview

The Russians will be at the show in force for the first time since 2001. (Knaapo).

A preview of what to look forward to at this year’s Paris Air Show on 17-23 June – the global aerospace industry showcase.

Typhoon – the best is yet to come

Concept artwork of a 'Eurofighter 2020' featuring AESA radar, thrust vectoring and CFTs - could this be the basis for a 'Super Typhoon' one day? (Eurofighter)

After missing out in India’s MMRCA contest, a combination of private funding, demanding export customers and high-level political backing means Eurofighter Typhoon is now set to unlock its true multi-role potential. Analysis

EXCLUSIVE: BAE eyes civil UAS demonstrator role for Mantis

BAE's Mantis could see a new lease of life as part of ASTRAEA. (BAE Systems)

BAE System’s Mantis MALE UAV may find a new role as a national technology demonstrator as part of the UK’s civil ASTRAEA project.

Unlocking the skies

ASTRAEA is focused on proving the necessary steps for UAS and manned aircraft to share the same airspace. (ASTRAEA).

A report on some of the highlights from 2012 ASTRAEA conference held in November as the second phase of the UK’s civil UAS project prepares to conclude in March. Could it unlock a whole new $62bn a year aerospace market?

VIDEO – the BBC’s own ‘drone’ lab

"We're filming for Droneton Abbey" (University of Southampton)

An exclusive video of one of the speakers at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s ‘UAS Operations: Dependable, effective and efficient?’ conference – Ant Miller from the BBC who explains the global broadcasters UAS experiments.

Farnborough Air Show 2012 – Summary & Futures Day

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Analysis and summary of the 2012 Farnborough Air Show on 9-15 July, including the Futures Day.

Farnborough Air Show 2012 – Day 4 highlights

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A report of the highlights from the fourth and final trade day of the 2012 Farnborough Air Show on 9-15 July

Farnborough Air Show 2012 – Day 3 highlights

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A report of the highlights from the third day of the 2012 Farnborough Air Show on 9-15 July

Farnborough Air Show 2012 – Day 2 highlights

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A report of the highlights from the second day of the 2012 Farnborough Air Show on 9-15 July

Farnborough Air Show 2012 – Day 1 highlights

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A report of the highlights from the first day of the 2012 Farnborough Air Show on 9-15 July

Farnborough Air Show 2012 preview -UPDATED

The Blades in action.

An updated preview of what to look forward to at this year’s Farnborough Air Show on 9-15 July

European combat aircraft industry – on the brink?

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Is the European combat aircraft industry set for inevitable decline in the post-­Eurofighter, Rafale and Gripen era? Hard hitting analysis of a looming crisis.

All-seeing ISR

Three Boeing A160 Hummingbird rotary wing UAVs (top) fitted with ARGUS are to be deployed by the US Army to provide continuous overall and specific area monitoring over  areas of up to 40 square kilometres. (Boeing)

The next generation of all-seeing electro-optical airborne sensors and onboard processing promise a revolution in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). Report and analysis.

Aerospace International Editor a guest on Airplane Geeks podcast

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This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the Across the Pond segement on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, to talk about UAVs in civil airspace, Apache ops and new airline from Stelios.

Drones of peace

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A UK initiative is working on ways to allow unmanned air vehicles (UAV)s or ‘drones’ to share airspace with manned aircraft – potentially opening a huge new market in peaceful uses for unmanned aviation.

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Tim Robinson Editor in Chief of AEROSPACE presents news, analysis and the latest developments in the aerospace and aviation sectors from the UK and around the globe. Tim and the Society's publications department publish blog posts, articles, video interviews and multimedia content for a regular dose of insight into global aerospace.