Dutch police ground drone-fighting eagles

jueves, 14 de diciembre de 2017



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Dutch police ground drone-fighting eagles // Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Dutch_police_ground_drone-fighting_eagles_999.html

The Hague (AFP) Dec 13, 2017
Dutch police have clipped the wings of their airborne drone-fighting force of eagles, and fired their winged warriors deeming them too expensive and too unruly to be effective. After a series of tests in 2015, the police last year announced they were putting into operation a flock of the birds of prey to take down drones believed to be posing a danger to the public, such as near airports.
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Russia’s MiG Targets Development Of UCAVs

With development of the MiG-35 almost complete, pilotless aircraft pose a new challenge for Russia's MiG bureau.

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Russia's MiG Targets Development Of UCAVs // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
http://aviationweek.com/aviation-week-space-technology/russia-s-mig-targets-development-ucavs

With development of the MiG-35 almost complete, pilotless aircraft pose a new challenge for Russia's MiG bureau.

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Drone Flying Beyond Line Of Sight In Black Hawk Collision, NTSB Finds



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Drone Flying Beyond Line Of Sight In Black Hawk Collision, NTSB Finds // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
http://aviationweek.com/awindefense/drone-flying-beyond-line-sight-black-hawk-collision-ntsb-finds

The operator of a drone that collided with a Black Hawk failed to see and avoid the helo because he was flying the drone out of visual range, the NTSB says.

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BAE Systems and The University of Manchester test new flight control technology on MAGMA unmanned aircraft

http://www.baesystems.com/en/article/first-magma-flight-trials

MAGMA BAE Systems University of Manchester


BAE Systems and The University of Manchester set to change the future of aircraft design with unique flight control technology


Together with The University of Manchester, we have successfully completed the first phase of flight trials with MAGMA – a small scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which will use a unique blown-air system to manoeuvre the aircraft - paving the way for future stealthier aircraft designs.


The new concept for aircraft control removes the conventional need for complex, mechanical moving parts used to move flaps to control the aircraft during flight. This could give greater control as well as reduce weight and maintenance costs, allowing for lighter, stealthier, faster and more efficient military and civil aircraft in the future.





The two technologies to be trialled first using the jet-powered UAV, MAGMA, are:



• Wing Circulation Control, which takes air from the aircraft engine and blows it supersonically through the trailing edge of the wing to provide control for the aircraft

• Fluidic Thrust Vectoring, which uses blown air to deflect the exhaust, allowing for the direction of the aircraft to be changed.





The flight trials are part of an ongoing project between our two organisations and wider long-term collaboration between industry, academia and government to explore and develop innovative flight control technology. Further flight trials are planned for the coming months to demonstrate the novel flight control technologies with the ultimate aim of flying the aircraft without any moving control surfaces or fins. If successful, the tests will demonstrate the first ever use of such circulation control in flight on a gas turbine aircraft and from a single engine.





Clyde Warsop, Engineering Fellow here at BAE Systems, said: "The technologies we are developing with The University of Manchester will make it possible to design cheaper, higher performance, next generation aircraft. Our investment in research and development drives continued technological improvements in our advanced military aircraft, helping to ensure UK aerospace remains at the forefront of the industry and that we retain the right skills to design and build the aircraft of the future."





Bill Crowther, a senior academic and leader of the MAGMA project at The University of Manchester, adds: "These trials are an important step forward in our efforts to explore adaptable airframes. What we are seeking to do through this programme is truly ground-breaking."





Additional technologies to improve the performance of the UAV are being explored in collaboration with the University of Arizona and NATO Science and Technology Organisation.





Innovation is a key focus for us here at BAE Systems, having invested £4.4 billion in Research and Development (R&D) over the past five years, representing a major asset to the UK defence industry. Our company has spent £1 billion on R&D in 2016 alone, including £10.7 million partnering with leading UK universities in areas such as novel materials, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, air vehicles and avionics testing. We have also made strategic investments in a range of evolving technologies in the aerospace sector including the SABRE air-breathing rocket engine with Reaction Engines Ltd and mixed reality cockpit technology in partnership with The University of Birmingham as well as unique flight control technology with The University of Manchester

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