Will Create A UAS Center Of Excellence In The Mohawk Valley
Three Israeli companies will be locating at unmanned aircraft center of excellence in New York's Mohawk Valley. Following a recent trip to Israel, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a New York-Israel Partnership to create UAS Center of Excellence.
The Milestone Aviation Group Limited has acquired of an incremental Sikorsky S-92A aircraft, MSN 920155, bringing their total S-92A fleet to 79 units. As the largest owner of the S-92A globally, the purchase illustrates Milestone’s ongoing commitment to the type, which is the primary aircraft servicing the offshore oil and gas industry as well as serving search & rescue and executive transport.
The US-1 unmanned aircraft from startup Impossible Aerospace made another public demonstration on Friday June 28th, this time at a four-alarm construction site fire burning only minutes away from the company's Santa Clara headquarters. Equipped with thermal and optical sensors, the aircraft hovered on station for one hour and six minutes before the fire was extinguished, demonstrating its endurance.
Optimal Antenna And Radome Technology Developed For Detect-And-Avoid Radar
The sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has enhanced an important feature of its collision avoidance radar system for UAVs. As part of extensive laboratory tests and measurements, Hensoldt has developed a special radome technology which protects the radar from mechanical environmental influence such as bird strikes or lightning, while minimally affecting the radar’s functionality. The architecture of the new radome was initially tailored to a test aircraft but can be adapted to other platforms. Further flight tests are scheduled to take place this summer.
Small Drones Gaining In Popularity For A Variety Of Applications
Drones have long been a mainstay in long-range reconnaissance and targeted assassinations, but the increasing sophistication of nano-UAV technologies has seen their usefulness extended to combat patrols. One of the most obvious areas on the battlefield where a machine like this can make a difference is in combat patrol.
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