miércoles, 30 de mayo de 2018

UK drone users face safety tests and flight restrictions

UK drone users may have to pass online safety tests under legislation being introduced to the Commons on Wednesday. The government also wants to prevent drones from flying above 400ft or within 1km of airport boundaries. The changes, which are set to come into effect between 30 July and 30 Novemb...

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MH370 search to end next week: Malaysian minister



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MH370 search to end next week: Malaysian minister // Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/MH370_search_to_end_next_week_Malaysian_minister_999.html

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 23, 2018
The search for flight MH370 will end next week, Malaysia's transport minister said Wednesday, more than four years after the plane disappeared and triggered one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. The Malaysia Airlines jet vanished in March 2014 with 239 people - mostly from China - on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. No sign of the jet was found in a 120,000 squar
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Russia to Create Rocket Production Holding on Basis of Roscosmos



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Russia to Create Rocket Production Holding on Basis of Roscosmos // Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_to_Create_Rocket_Production_Holding_on_Basis_of_Roscosmos_999.html

Moscow (Sputnik) May 25, 2018
Russia may create a new rocket production holding on the basis of the Roscosmos state corporation, space industry sources have told Sputnik. "There are plans to create a holding on the basis of Roscosmos state corporation, which will include a number of other directions related to rocket production, such as Concern VKO Almaz-Antei and Tactical Missiles Corporation," the source said.
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India outlook for Airbus, Boeing: Optimistic at first sight, but what lies beneath?

High-altitude, autonomous, solar-powered aircraft flexes wings to ace flight tests

TsAGI centenary in the history of aviation: The Tupolev ANT-20 Maksim Gorki

Diamond's Aerobatic DART-550 Flies For The First Time

EBACE: Samad unveils exotic concept for new business aircraft

[video] Cormorant MEDEVAC and cargo drone shown by Israel Defense Force




https://youtu.be/hmzq-5EB81k

The Israel Defense Force recently showcased its autonomous Cormorant drone, capable of evacuating wounded and delivering cargo.


martes, 29 de mayo de 2018

NATO Tiger Meet 2018 and Poznan Air Show – Aviation Feast in Poland

Navy successfully tests “Shipkiller” | Army continues MFOCS II program | Czech-Israeli radar deal may fall through

ANALYSIS: Rolls-Royce electric engines power the future

Airbus wins major NATO communications system contract



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Brussels, 29 May 2018 – The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has awarded Airbus a € 40 million contract for the delivery of the first phase of the new NATO Communications Infrastructure Project. The contract also includes options for future phases of the project, worth up to € 50 million.

The NATO Communications Infrastructure project will replace a major part of the NATO General Communications System (NGCS), involving 72 NATO sites. It will provide a major upgrade of wide area network protected IP communications across the NATO command structure, NATO headquarters and NATO points of presence in NATO member nations.

The project covers the delivery of upgraded IP access and transport services across different security classifications with significantly increased capacity, quality of service and traffic engineering capabilities. It also covers NATO unclassified voice services through the replacement of old telephony switches by voice over IP telephony at 25 sites.

The design review is estimated to be completed in December 2018 while the first phase of implementation should be completed by the end of 2019.

The NATO Communications Infrastructure Project, together with the IT Modernisation Project and the Enterprise NATO Public Key Infrastructure Project, is part of the wider IT Modernisation Programme which aims to transform NATO's static IT infrastructure into a homogeneous enterprise. It will include customer-funded service delivery systems, with a common service management and control layer, increased levels of virtualisation, modern cloud technology, and appropriate resilience mechanisms.

lunes, 28 de mayo de 2018

British Army flags potential interest in US FVL helicopter programme



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British Army flags potential interest in US FVL helicopter programme // Military news
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/british-army-flags-potential-interest-in-us-fvl-heli-448867/

A senior army officer says the UK military is still evaluating how to replace its combined medium-category transport helicopters, but has warned European industry that unless it develops a future rotorcraft that offers a step-change in speed and range capability, then it may instead select US-built products.
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Boeing Business Jets Grows Order Book With New Sales



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Boeing Business Jets Grows Order Book With New Sales // MediaRoom
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-05-28-Boeing-Business-Jets-Grows-Order-Book-With-New-Sales

Four new orders in 2018 continue sales momentum for industry-leading business jet family
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University of Washington creates first insect drones



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University of Washington creates first insect drones // The UAS Magazine
http://uasmagazine.com/articles/1860/university-of-washington-creates-first-insect-drones

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed wireless robotic drones the size of insects that can easily access areas in which even a small UAS could not fit. A swarm of insect drones might one day detect methane leaks.
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New project to create drone software to understand human movement



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New project to create drone software to understand human movement // The UAS Magazine
http://uasmagazine.com/articles/1862/new-project-to-create-drone-software-to-understand-human-movement

University of Nebraska–Lincoln computer scientist Brittany Duncan wants to ease people's discomfort by enabling drones to communicate with the humans around them. Communication could also make drones valuable coworkers in numerous settings.
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Italy power plant deploys automated drone full-time



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Italy power plant deploys automated drone full-time // The UAS Magazine
http://uasmagazine.com/articles/1864/italy-power-plant-deploys-automated-drone-full-time

In Italy, a multinational power company had deployed a drone full-time. Enel, an integrated power company in the global, power, gas and renewables markets has acquired a multi rotor unmanned aircraft system to support operations and maintenance.
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China's self-developed plane engine completes test run - Xinhua | English.news.cn