Crash-proof drone put to the test in jagged glacial crevasses [feedly]

Crash-proof drone put to the test in jagged glacial crevasses
http://www.gizmag.com/crash-proof-drone-crevasses/41536/

Early last year a team of Swiss technologists was awarded US$1 million in prize money for a crash-proof drone designed to maneuver through confined spaces. With drones that detect landmines, replant forests and service slums to contend with, the Gimball rose above its competing entries to take out first prize in the United Arab Emirates' Drones for Good competition. Now the drone's real-world durability and potential as a life-saving search and rescue aid have been put to the test in deep the crevasses of the Swiss Alps.

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New pictures of Japan's ATD-X Shinshin 5th gen aircraft demonstrator

http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis-photo-report-aviation-defence-industry/aviation-defence-industry-technology/2347-new-pictures-of-japan-s-atd-x-shinshin-5th-gen-aircraft-demonstrator.html

Canada to lift Tehran sanctions, allow Bombardier to export to Iran

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-iran-sanctions-idUSKCN0V42IL

Boston Startup Building Supersonic Business Jet - CBS Local

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/01/21/boston-startup-building-supersonic-business-jet/

Gulf Air ups A320neo order but cancels new A330s

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gulf-air-ups-a320neo-order-but-cancels-new-a330s-421068/

Russia's strategic bomber PAK DA may takeoff earlier than expected

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russias_strategic_bomber_PAK_DA_may_takeoff_earlier_than_expected_999.html

Russia developing space age fighter jet

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_developing_space_age_fighter_jet_999.html

Work progressing on prototype Russian bomber

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Work_progressing_on_prototype_Russian_bomber_999.html

K5 Aviation orders Airbus ACJ319neo

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/k5-aviation-orders-airbus-acj319neo/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=all_news&utm_campaign=RSS

Gulf Air orders 29 x A320neo Family aircraft

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/gulf-air-orders-29-a320neo-family-aircraft/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=all_news&utm_campaign=RSS

Boeing to Reduce 747 Production Rate, Recognize Fourth-Quarter Charge

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2016-01-21-Boeing-to-Reduce-747-Production-Rate-Recognize-Fourth-Quarter-Charge

Boeing, U.S. Air Force Aircrews Make History with First KC-46A Tanker Refueling Flight

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2016-01-24-Boeing-U-S-Air-Force-Aircrews-Make-History-with-First-KC-46A-Tanker-Refueling-Flight

Boeing Reports Fourth-Quarter Results and Provides 2016 Guidance

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2016-01-27-Boeing-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-Results-and-Provides-2016-Guidance

This is how Google drones will deliver your packages, and keep your pets safe - ZDNet

http://www.zdnet.com/article/this-is-how-google-drones-will-deliver-your-packages-and-keep-your-pets-safe/

Airbus Helicopters flies second H160 prototype

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-helicopters-flies-second-h160-prototype-421302/

Poland may stall plans to buy $3bn EC-725 Caracal helicopters from Airbus [feedly]

Poland may stall plans to buy $3bn EC-725 Caracal helicopters from Airbus
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newspoland-may-stall-plans-to-buy-3bn-ec-725-caracal-helicopters-from-airbus-4794354

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F-35 Fires First AIM-9X Missile [feedly]

F-35 Fires First AIM-9X Missile
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f41cb791-bc0b-44c8-8630-3f7f96854e46

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Lithium-oxygen breakthrough clears the air for boosted batteries [feedly]

Boasting an energy density similar to that of gasoline, lithium-air (or lithium-oxygen) batteries may one day prove the panacea for the range-anxiety associated with electric vehicles. But first there are a number of challenges that need to be overcome, one of which is the unwanted buildup of lithium peroxide on the electrode which hampers this type of battery's performance. Scientists have now figured out a way that this mess might be avoided – an advance they say could lead to batteries with five times the energy density of those currently available.

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Eye tracking monitors helicopter pilots flying blind [feedly]

From battle zones to oil rigs, helicopters often operate in some of the hairiest situations in which pilots are forced to rely solely on cockpit instruments. In an effort to improve safety, the non-profit helicopter safety organization HeliOffshore is using eye-tracking technology to gain a greater understanding of how pilots operate in such scenarios.

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Airbus Defence and Space y OneWeb crean la compañía OneWeb Satellites e inician la siguiente etapa de la aventura OneWeb

• OneWeb Satellites es una joint-venture a partes iguales entre Airbus Defence and Space y OneWeb
• La compañía diseñará y fabricará 900 satélites para OneWeb y satélites para otras constelaciones futuras, que Airbus Defence and Space comercializará

https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/press-release-space-systems-26012016-2-sp.pdf

Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb create OneWeb Satellites company – the next stage of the OneWeb adventure

January 26, 2016 - Press release

- OneWeb Satellites is a joint venture equally owned by Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb
- Company to design and build 900 satellites for OneWeb, as well as satellites for other future constellations marketed by Airbus Defence and Space

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, and OneWeb, which is building a new global satellite communications system, announced the creation of OneWeb Satellites. The new joint venture, equally owned by Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb, will design and build the 900 satellites of the OneWeb constellation, which will offer high-speed internet with global coverage. The new company will be led by Brian Holz as CEO.

OneWeb Satellites will also be able to build satellites, platforms and equipment to be marketed by Airbus Defence and Space to other operators of future constellations.

“The next stage of the OneWeb adventure is here! On both sides of the Atlantic, our teams are now working under a common flag to meet the incredible challenge: to mass-produce 900 satellites for the OneWeb constellation,” said Eric Béranger, Head of Programmes Space Systems. “For several months now, we have been working on the design of this unprecedented constellation and how we are going to manufacture them – both ground-breaking in their own way. The next step will be to set up a prototype line in Toulouse for production of the first 10 satellites. This will also be used to test the industrialisation method for the series production of the other satellites.”

"Airbus is a key partner to our success as we move forward and are very happy to have them being a part of OneWeb and our new joint venture. We are benefiting from Airbus Defence and Space’s manufacturing and assembly knowledge as we look to initiate services,” said Matt O’Connell, CEO of OneWeb. “As we build out the constellation, besides its very reliable satellite performance heritage and technical support, Airbus brings design for manufacturing capability into this operation which is key to achieving both our short term and long term goals for providing cost effective solutions on time for our future customers,” O’Connell added.

OneWeb Satellites will undertake design activities for the entire satellite fleet and the manufacture of the first 10 flight models will take place in France, with the first ever mass production of the operational satellites planned for North America. Each satellite will weigh less than 150 kg and will operate in low Earth orbit. They will be launched by Arianespace and Virgin Galactic starting from 2018 and reach their orbital positions using electrical propulsion.

XTI Aircraft opens shareholder funding window for TriFan 600 [feedly]

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US start-up XTI Aircraft has opened a 30-day window for investors looking to secure a stake in its TriFan 600 vertical take-off and landing business aircraft.
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Full-scale production of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to begin in 2017 [feedly]

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Full-scale production of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to begin in 2017
// Air Force Technology News Press Releases

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to commence full-scale production of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in 2017.
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Scientists and FAA testing a concrete way to clear snow [feedly]

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Scientists and FAA testing a concrete way to clear snow
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Anyone who's dealing with the current snowstorm in the US will know that clearing snow is hard work and futile if there's another dump. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Chris Tuan may have put an end to the need to shovel snow, however. His conductive concrete simply melts any snow that lands.

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Category: Good Thinking

Tags: ElectricityConcreteSnow Related Articles: Fire-resistant concrete promises safer, cheaper and more efficient construction Berkeley researchers pioneer new powder-based concrete 3D printing technique Bendable concrete 3D-printed castle heralds future of click-and-print architecture Heavyweight transparency – Light Transmitting Concrete 3 meter-wide Tokyo home sits between two roads
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China To Launch The World's Most Powerful Hyperspectral Satellite | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/china-to-launch-worlds-most-powerful-hyperspectral-satellite?src=SOC&dom=fb

A dozen F-22 Raptors have arrived in Japan amid tensions in Northeast Asia over North Korea’s nuclear test [feedly]

A dozen F-22 Raptors have arrived in Japan amid tensions in Northeast Asia over North Korea's nuclear test
http://theaviationist.com/2016/01/22/a-dozen-f-22-raptors-have-arrived-in-japan-amid-tensions-in-northeast-asia-over-north-koreas-nuclear-test/

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GE Aviation selects Prague, Czech Republic as location for turboprop "centre of excellence" [feedly]

GE Aviation selects Prague, Czech Republic as location for turboprop "centre of excellence"
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ge-aviation-selects-prague-czech-republic-as-locati-421022/

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New search for VTOL UAVs may resurrect Bell tiltrotor [feedly]

New search for VTOL UAVs may resurrect Bell tiltrotor
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-search-for-vtol-uavs-may-resurrect-bell-tiltroto-421075/

Several years after losing interest in the Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout, the US Army is again searching for a long-range, runway-independent UAV that can launch anywhere, anytime.

USAF Conducts Successful AIM-9X Tests | Kuwait & Qatar Await FMS Approvals | SK’s KF-X Fighter Program Moves Ahead [feedly]

USAF Conducts Successful AIM-9X Tests | Kuwait & Qatar Await FMS Approvals | SK's KF-X Fighter Program Moves Ahead
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/usaf-conducts-successful-aim-9x-tests-kuwait-qatar-await-fms-approvals-sks-kf-x-fighter-program-moves-ahead-032543/

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Raytheon Awarded $14M for Next Gen Air-Launched Tactical Missiles | KC-46 Successful in F-16 Mid-air Refuel | China’s Growing Hypersonic Glider Capabilities [feedly]

Raytheon Awarded $14M for Next Gen Air-Launched Tactical Missiles | KC-46 Successful in F-16 Mid-air Refuel | China's Growing Hypersonic Glider Capabilities
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/raytheon-awarded-14m-for-next-gen-air-launched-tactical-missiles-kc-46-successful-in-f-16-mid-air-refuel-chinas-growing-hypersonic-glider-capabilities-032560/

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USAF stalls plans to retire A-10 thunderbolt [feedly]

USAF stalls plans to retire A-10 thunderbolt
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-stalls-plans-to-retire-a-10-thunderbolt-4791828

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USAF completes first refuelling flight of Boeing-built KC-46A [feedly]

USAF completes first refuelling flight of Boeing-built KC-46A
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-completes-first-refuelling-flight-of-boeing-built-kc-46a-4792777

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France signs deal for sale of 36 Rafale fighters to India [feedly]

France signs deal for sale of 36 Rafale fighters to India
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsfrance-signs-deal-for-sale-of-36-rafale-fighters-to-india-4792954

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Beetles inspire ice-resistant aircraft surfaces [feedly]

Beetles inspire ice-resistant aircraft surfaces
http://www.gizmag.com/beetle-patterns-ice-resistant-airplane/41465/

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Loon Copter drone flies, floats and dives underwater [feedly]

Along with the usual flying drones, there are also models that can move along the surface of the water like boats, that can explore underwater like submarines, or that can even both fly and float. As is the case with its feathered namesake, however, Oakland University's Loon Copter can fly, land on the water to see what's under the surface, and then dive down to check out what it sees.

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Goodbye ground control: Nanosatellites achieve first autonomous orbital maneuver [feedly]

One of the advantages of bread loaf-sized nanosatellites is their potential to act as a swarm that can equal the power of a single larger satellite, but with more flexibility and at lower cost. Deep Space Industries has taken a major step in that direction in a successful test involving two autonomous Canadian satellites, which carried out the first orbital maneuver without human supervision.

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The Newest And Probably the Best Aircraft Plant of Russia [feedly]

"Aviastar-SP" is the largest aircraft maker in Russia. Based in Ulyanovsk, it produces a heavy transport craft, Il-76MD-90A, and the passenger plane, Tu-204. It used to make the biggest cargo planes An-124 "Ruslan" as well. Today it only provides their … Read more...

Testing Chief Warns Of F35 JSF Software Delays

http://aviationweek.com/defense/testing-chief-warns-jsf-software-delays

Development of the Block 3F version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) cannot be completed on the current schedule—by July 31, 2017—without shortcuts that risk failure in the initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) program, according to Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon's director of OT&E (DOT&E). Block 3F is the culmination of the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase and conforms to the requirements set at the start of the program.

A Dec. 11 memorandum from Gilmore to Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, and Gen. Paul Selva, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also warns that the program is risking trouble by attempting to define Block 4, the first post-service-entry upgrade, early this year, when Block 3F and its predecessor, Block 3i, are still "problematic" and performing poorly in testing.

DOT&E Gilmore's Verdict on F-35 Software Demonstrations

• Block 2F for Marine Corps F-35B IOC in 2015 delivered with "hundreds of deficiencies"
• Block 3i for Air Force F-35A IOC in 2016 "problematic" and performing poorly in development testing
• Block 3F to complete F-35 system development in 2017 "demonstrating poor performance"
• Block 4, first post-service-entry upgrade, too aggressive and under-resourced

Full article:
http://aviationweek.com/defense/testing-chief-warns-jsf-software-delays

Scientists Create Water Repellant Metal Using Lasers for the First Time Ever

http://futurism.com/videos/scientists-create-water-repellant-metal-using-lasers-first-time-ever/

Tsetse flies control in Ethiopia with drones - Embention | News

http://news.embention.com/control-tsetse-flies-with-drones/

India, France sign Rafale fighter plane accord, but talks on price to go on

The deal, worth an estimated $9 billion, was to have been the centrepiece of a visit to India by French President Francois Hollande, invited as guest of honour for Tuesday's Republic Day parade.

http://www.reuters.com/article/india-france-rafale-modi-hollande-idUSKCN0V311N

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA - PR Newswire (press release) [feedly]

PR Newswire (press release)

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA PR Newswire (press release) 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is providing its enhanced Coyote® Unmanned Air System to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for hurricane tracking and modeling, giving researchers an unprecedented ...

Northrop Grumman sees next fighter jet carrying lasers and equipped with advanced “cyber resiliency”

Northrop Grumman sees next fighter jet carrying lasers and equipped with ...
Ottawa Citizen
Northrop Grumman is still contributing to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter but is already looking at the next generation fighter aircraft. My Defense News colleague Lara Seligman writes that Tom Vice, president of Northrop's aerospace sector, has laid out ...

Northrop Will Fly TX Prototype This Year - DefenseNews.com [feedly]

Northrop Will Fly TX Prototype This Year
DefenseNews.com
PALMDALE, Calif. – Northrop Grumman intends to fly a prototype of the company's T-X concept early this year, in anticipation of an upcoming Air Force competition to replace the aging T-38 fleet used for advanced jet training. Northrop is working with ...

Sikorsky tests unmanned ground vehicle with unmanned Black Hawk [feedly]

Sikorsky tests unmanned ground vehicle with unmanned Black Hawk
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Sikorsky_tests_unmanned_ground_vehicle_with_unmanned_Black_Hawk_999.html

Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, partnered with Carnegie Mellon University for a joint autonomy demonstration involving an unmanned ground vehicle and an unmanned Black Hawk helicopter. During the demonstration, a UH-60MU Black Hawk was equipped with Sikorsky's Matrix Technology, and was used to transport CMU's Land Tamer autonomous unmanned ground vehicle to its mission area.

After a year of accomplishments, Airbus focuses on further enhancements in competitiveness, efficiency and innovation [feedly]

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/after-a-year-of-accomplishments-airbus-focuses-on-further-enhancements-in-competitiveness-efficiency-and-innovation/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS




Building on another solid performance last year, Airbus will be seeking further improvements in the...

First A320neo delivery opens new era in commercial aviation [feedly]

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/first-a320neo-delivery-opens-new-era-in-commercial-aviation/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS

Lufthansa becomes launch customer of best-selling A320neo

Supersonic jet developer collaborates with Spanish firm - The Boston Globe [feedly]

Supersonic jet developer collaborates with Spanish firm
The Boston Globe
A local startup on a mission to build an airplane that can travel at supersonic speeds has enlisted the help of a Spanish design and manufacturing firm. Spike Aerospace Inc. of Boston said Aernnova Aerospace SA will join a collaboration of firms ...

France to Receive Armed UAV System Via U.S. Air Force Contract - Product Design & Development [feedly]

France to Receive Armed UAV System Via U.S. Air Force Contract
Product Design & Development
Typically developed for the U.S. Air Force, the MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission UAV mostly used to destroy dynamic execution targets. According to the U.S. Air Force, the Reaper can also provide "intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, close ...

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA - PR Newswire (press release) [feedly]

PR Newswire (press release)

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA
PR Newswire (press release)
Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA Small, unmanned vehicles will track data and keep researchers out of harm's way. Google+. Share with LinkedIn. Raytheon Company is providing its enhanced Coyote(R) Unmanned Air ...

Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Earnings Results Conference Call Webcast [feedly]

Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015  Earnings Results Conference Call Webcast
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2016/january/011916-lm-q4-fy2015-earnings-call.html

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China Engine Maker To Have Military, Civil Units [feedly]

A new Chinese state company expected to be announced late this month is likely to be divided into civil aviation, defense aviation and surface-power divisions, incorporating Avic propulsion subsidiary Avic Engine and other government gas-turbine enterprises.

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Japan Ready For Next Fighter Engine Core [feedly]

A full demonstrator engine for the F-3 is due to run in 2018, when the Japanese government should decide whether to go ahead with the indigenous fighter.

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Reviving F-22 Raptor production a ‘non-starter’ [feedly]

Reviving F-22 Raptor production a 'non-starter'
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/reviving-f-22-raptor-production-a-non-starter-421019/

The secretary of the air force has become the latest official to douse hopes of restarting Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor production, which was capped at 187 aircraft and closed in 2011.

Bell preparing to affix V-280 wing as ‘Valor’ takes shape [feedly]

Bell preparing to affix V-280 wing as 'Valor' takes shape
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bell-preparing-to-affix-v-280-wing-as-valor-takes-421045/

 Bell Helicopter begins 2016 with final assembly of its V-280 next-generation tiltrotor 23% complete and on target for first flight in September 2017, with the next major milestones being mating of the wing and fuselage in April.

Gen Dyn gets $75.3M to Design 30mm Cannon | F-35A to Begin Laser-Guided Bomb Tests | Saudi Arabia Considering Big Spend with Russia [feedly]

Gen Dyn gets $75.3M to Design 30mm Cannon | F-35A to Begin Laser-Guided Bomb Tests | Saudi Arabia Considering Big Spend with Russia
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/gen-dyn-gets-75-3m-to-design-30mm-cannon-f-35a-to-begin-laser-guided-bomb-tests-saudi-arabia-considering-big-spend-with-russia-032499/

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Indian Air Force's Tejas aircraft marks its first overseas flight [feedly]

Indian Air Force's Tejas aircraft marks its first overseas flight
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsindian-air-forces-tejas-aircraft-marks-its-first-overseas-flight-4787600

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Pakistan test fires indigenously built Ra'ad cruise missile [feedly]

Pakistan test fires indigenously built Ra'ad cruise missile
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newspakistan-test-fires-indigenously-built-raad-cruise-missile-4789135

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Airbus Helicopters Teams With Uber For Sundance [feedly]

Airbus Helicopters Teams With Uber For Sundance
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5d4188be-3d9e-4238-85af-07aa106074ff



Will Offer On-Demand Helicopter Transportation At Utah Film Festival Going to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT later this month? If you are, load up the Uber app just in case you need a helicopter ride.

"Internet of Drones" could be next generation of air traffic control

Abstract
—The Internet of Drones (IoD) is a layered network control architecture designed mainly for coordinating the access of unmanned aerial vehicles to controlled airspace, and providing navigation services between locations referred to as nodes. The IoD provides generic services for various drone applications such
as package delivery, traffic surveillance, search and rescue and more. In this paper, we present a conceptual model of how such an architecture can be organized and we specify the features that an IoD system based on our architecture should implement. For doing so, we extract key concepts from three existing large scale
networks, namely the air traffic control network, the cellular network, and the Internet and explore their connections to our novel architecture for drone traffic management.

http://arxiv.org/pdf/1601.01289v1.pdf

First high speed laser communication satellite set for launch [feedly]

Space-based laser communications are moving out of the testing phase and into orbit as the first satellite in the European DAta Relay System (EDRS), or SpaceDataHighway, prepares for launch at the end of January. Likened to having a fiber optic cable in space, the 1.8 Gigabit per second system is a joint public–private partnership between Airbus Defence and Space and ESA that will act as a relay system between ground stations, satellites, and aircraft.

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Category: Space

Why the plane market is unlikely to crash

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/01/economist-explains-10





TWO YEARS ago at the Dubai Air Show, things were looking rosy for planemakers. The four big Gulf carriers alone, Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai and Qatar Airlines, bought planes worth more than $170 billion, at list prices, from Boeing and Airbus, the world's two biggest planemakers, in one day. Two years later, at the most recent Dubai show, in November 2015, things looked more worrying for them. There was only one big airline order of note, by Vietjet of Vietnam, for Airbus planes worth $3.6 billion. As a result, some investors are worried that the aviation cycle may have started to take a sharp downwards turn, and that it will hit Airbus and Boeing's future profits. Although Boeing and Airbus recently revealed record production figures, for 2015 new orders net of cancellations fell by almost half at Boeing and a third at Airbus compared with the previous year. But most analysts do not think that the demand for new planes will fall as much as in previous cycles, even if there is a global economic slowdown. Why not?  Read full article: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/01/economist-explains-10

Airline criticized for charging job applicants $65 to interview for open positions

http://roadwarriorvoices.com/2016/01/17/airline-criticized-for-charging-job-applicants-65-to-interview-for-open-positions/

Everyone knows that it’s a good idea to take a couple of copies of your resume to an in-person job interview, but who knew you needed to show up with a handful of cash too? A new low-cost Spanish airline has been criticized after allegedly charging job candidates €60 ($65) for the opportunity to interview for its 250 available pilot and cabin crew positions. Representatives from a pilots union and from Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), a trade union, have slammed Air Europa Express for its unsavory (and possibly illegal) hiring procedures.

Russia tests multicopter with flamethrower payload [feedly]

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Russia is reportedly testing its first flamethrower-equipped multicopter in order to enhance the air force's combat potential.
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Pratt & Whitney to supply 160 more engines for F-35 fighter jet [feedly]

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The US Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification to supply the ninth and tenth batch of F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft.
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NASA crowdsources design ideas for its new ISS-bound robot [feedly]

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Since arriving in 2006, NASA's SPHERES robots have roamed the International Space Station assisting in microgravity research by serving as engineering and robotic testbeds. Now it is time for an upgrade. As NASA prepares to launch SPHERES' successor, a free-flying cube-shaped robot known as Astrobee, it is crowdsourcing design concepts for one of new machine's more noteworthy features, a robotic arm to be used for perching and interacting with objects.

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Category: Robotics

Tags: International Space StationNASA Related Articles: First zero-gravity 3D printer heads to International Space Station 3D printing in the vacuum of outer space NASA's bacterial environment studies on the ISS will help it prepare for long-term missions UrtheCast releases first Ultra-HD full-color video content from the International Space Station Space station crew takes shelter as debris passes Cygnus spacecraft finally docks with ISS
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Germans land UAV drone on roof of moving car - E&T magazine

http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2016/jan/drone-car-landing.cfm

Inside North Korea's secret UAV program - Space Daily

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Inside_North_Koreas_secret_UAV_program_999.html

China to Finalize Plans for $22 Billion Plane-Engine Giant - Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-19/china-said-to-finalize-plans-for-22-billion-plane-engine-giant

Next Big Future: Sikorsky shows off superfast and compact S-97 Raider military helicopter proof of concept

http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/01/sikorsky-shows-off-superfast-and.html?m=1

Bell to test new blades for V-22 Osprey

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bell-to-test-new-blades-for-v-22-osprey-420933/

Airbus Targets 98.5% A350 Dispatch Reliability Two Years Into Service

http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-targets-985-a350-dispatch-reliability-two-years-service

The fuel effect; or old is beautiful

http://leehamnews.com/2016/01/19/the-fuel-effect-or-old-is-beautiful/

China y la UE apoyan proyectos conjuntos de investigación e innovación en diversos sectores con 28 millones de euros

 

¤ Esta convocatoria contará con un presupuesto de 28 millones de euros para 2016

¤ Las áreas son agricultura, biotecnología, TICs, espacio, aviación, energía, salud, transporte, recursos hídricos, conservación de energía y reducción de emisiones, manufactura avanzada, nuevos materiales, urbanización sostenible y el intercambio de jóvenes científicos

 

El Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de China (MOST) ha publicado la primera convocatoria de propuestas UE-China dentro del mecanismo de co-financianciación (CFM) para la Investigación y la Innovación que contará con un presupuesto de 28 millones de euros. Esta convocatoria apoyará a las organizaciones de investigación e innovación que participan en proyectos conjuntos de la UE y China en Horizonte 2020.

 

La convocatoria está abierta a participantes con sede en China, ya sea en proyectos ya seleccionados con éxito en el marco de Horizonte 2020 o en las propuestas presentadas (convocatorias de una sola etapa o de dos etapas que hayan superado la primera fase de evaluación), pero aún no seleccionadas en Horizonte 2020.

 

Las áreas prioritarias para recibir apoyo en 2016 son principalmente la agricultura (incluidos los alimentos), biotecnología, TICs, espacio, aviación, energía, salud, transporte, recursos hídricos, conservación de energía y reducción de emisiones, manufactura avanzada, nuevos materiales, urbanización sostenible y el intercambio de jóvenes científicos.

 

Esta convocatoria ha establecido dos plazos para la presentación de propuestas, el 31 de marzo y 31 de julio de 2016.

 

Nota de prensa de Lowendalmasaï

Lowendalmasaï con sede en Shanghai gestiona la preparación de solicitudes a esta convocatoria.

 

 

Iberia volará a Tokio y Shanghái

 

Iberia volará a Tokio y a Shanghái     ·         Desde el próximo 18 de octubre, la compañía aérea española ofrecerá tres vuelos directos a la semana entre Madrid y el aeropuerto Narita de Tokio, únicos vuelos directos entre España y Japón   ·         Los vuelos con Tokio estarán hoy a la venta desde 612 euros ida y vuelta.   ·         Lanzará también sus vuelos entre Madrid y Shanghái en la temporada de invierno 2016/2017, una vez obtenga los slots y permisos necesarios. En la actualidad, tampoco hay vuelos directos entre España y esta ciudad china.   Madrid, 18 de enero de 2016   Iberia ha anunciado el lanzamiento de sus operaciones directas de Madrid a Tokio y a Shanghái.   Luis Gallego, presidente ejecutivo de Iberia, afirma: "Siempre hemos tenido la vocación de ser una aerolínea global. Con estas rutas a Tokio y Shanghái damos un paso en esta dirección, al mismo tiempo que acercamos nuestro país a dos potencias económicas y turísticas como Japón y China."   Iberia ha programado tres vuelos semanales con Japón a partir del próximo 18 de octubre, los lunes, miércoles y sábados. En total, ofrecerá unas 90.000 plazas al año en esta ruta. Los vuelos se ponen a la venta hoy, sujetos a aprobación gubernamental, con precio de oferta desde 612 euros ida y vuelta.   El vuelo de Iberia será el único directo entre Japón y España, uno de los destinos turísticos más atractivos para los ciudadanos japoneses, que viajan a ese país atraídos por la cultura, la gastronomía y expresiones artísticas como el flamenco. De enero a septiembre de 2015, el número de turistas japoneses que visitaron España creció en un 27 por ciento con respecto al mismo período del año anterior.    La nueva ruta facilitará también el viaje a un número creciente de ciudadanos españoles que quieren visitar Japón, atraídos por su cultura milenaria, su naturaleza y su tecnología.    Los horarios de los nuevos vuelos serán:   Del 18 de octubre al 29 de octubre     Nº de vuelo   Desde   Salida   A   Llegada   Días   IB 6801   Madrid   13:20   Tokio Narita   09:35 (del día siguiente)   M., V. y D.   IB 6800   Tokio Narita   11:20   Madrid   18:20   Mi., S. y L.     A partir del 30 de octubre     Nº de vuelo   Desde   Salida   A   Llegada   Días   IB 6801   Madrid   12:20   Tokio Narita   09:35 (del día siguiente)   M., Vi. y D.   IB 6800   Tokio Narita   11:20   Madrid   17:20   Mi, S. y L.     Iberia también comenzará a volar sin escalas entre Madrid y Shanghái con tres vuelos a la semana. La aerolínea ya ha iniciado las conversaciones con las autoridades chinas para poner en marcha la operación por lo que la fecha de lanzamiento está pendiente de permisos, slots y negociaciones. En la actualidad no hay vuelos sin escalas entre España con Shanghái, centro financiero global y el puerto con más tráfico de contenedores del mundo. El número de ciudadanos chinos que visitan España no ha dejado de crecer. De enero a septiembre del año pasado, se incrementó en cerca de un 66 por ciento comparado con 2014.   Shanghái es un destino de negocios muy importante, donde muchas empresas y multinacionales españolas e internacionales están ya establecidas, siendo además un destino turístico muy atractivo por ser una ciudad de contrastes donde se aúnan modernos rascacielos y edificios coloniales, con una gran oferta cultural y gastronómica.   La compañía aérea operará ambas rutas con su avión más moderno: el A330-200, bimotor de fuselaje ancho que está equipado con las nuevas cabinas de largo radio. La capacidad de este aparato es 288 plazas, 19 en clase Business y 269 en clase Turista.   Iberia ofrecerá buenas conexiones desde los otros 29 destinos españoles, las 59 ciudades europeas, así como muchos de sus destinos en el continente americano y África de su red tanto a Tokio Narita como a Shanghái.   Con estas dos nuevas rutas, Iberia apuesta por Asia, mercado donde, hasta ahora, no estaba presente. Gracias a la transformación puesta en marcha por la compañía y a la implantación de su Plan de Futuro, Iberia ha reducido su base de costes e incrementado su productividad y eficiencia, al mismo tiempo que trabaja para aumentar sus ingresos y cambiar la cultura para hacer frente a los retos del futuro. Todo ello le permite ahora acometer el salto al continente asiático con la perspectiva de que sus operaciones allí sean rentables y sostenibles en el tiempo.     Sobre Iberia: Iberia es la compañía líder en las rutas entre Europa y Latinoamérica, vuela a más de 126 destinos en 49 países de Europa, América, África y Oriente Medio. Junto con su filial Iberia Express y su franquiciada Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, ofrece alrededor de 600 vuelos al día con una flota de cerca de 135 aviones. En 2014, Iberia ha sido la 2ª aerolínea más puntual del mundo, según FlightStats. Iberia tiene su hub en el aeropuerto de Madrid, reconocido como el Mejor Aeropuerto del Sur de Europa en los World Airport Awards 2015 de Skytrax. Es miembro de la alianza oneworld, que ofrece más de 14.000 vuelos diarios a cerca de 1.000 aeropuertos en más de 150 países.     www.iberia.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

CivilDRON [26 y 27 enero 2016]: Congreso sobre el mundo de los Drones y sus Aplicaciones a la Ingeniería Civil

 

 

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Les informamos que en los próximos días 26 y 27 de enero,  la Consejería de Economía, Empleo y Hacienda de la Comunidad de Madrid, a través de la Dirección General de Industria, Energía y Minas junto con la Fundación de la Energía de la Comunidad de Madrid, organizan el Congreso CivilDRON'16, sobre el mundo de los Drones y sus Aplicaciones a la Ingeniería Civil.  Les adjuntamos el Avance de Programa.

 

El Congreso CivilDRON'16 se celebrará en el Complejo de los Duques de Pastrana, situado en Paseo de la Habana, 208 – 28036 de Madrid. Paralelamente, se habilitarán un Área de Exposición y un Área de Demostración, así como la celebración de los siguientes Talleres Monográficos: ·        Fotogrametría con Photomodeler ·        Flujo de trabajo con UAV para la obtención de cartografía ·        ¿Qué debes conocer antes de elegir tu RPAS? ·        Revolución en la Fotogrametría Cercana ·        Termografía infrarroja con drones. Cámaras y aplicaciones Si están interesados en inscribirse a este Congreso y/o a los Talleres pueden rellenar la inscripción online en el siguiente enlace:   http://www.civildron.com/pages/inscripcion-congreso-civildron.html   Para obtener mayor información les indicamos que, pulsando en la imagen de la izquierda, podrán acceder a la Página Web del Congreso.

 

Asimismo, les rogamos hagan difusión del Congreso entre sus conocidos y compañeros de profesión ya que pueden estar interesados en la temática que se abordará durante dicho evento. De igual forma, si desean ampliar información pueden realizar sus consultas en el e-mail: secretaria@fenercom.com, o bien contactar directamente con la Fundación de la Energía en el teléfono 91 353 21 97.

 

Agradeciéndoles por adelantado su atención, aprovechamos la ocasión para saludarles.

 

 

         Fundación de la Energía

          C/ Menéndez Pidal, 17

                 28036 Madrid

 

Tf.: 91 353 21 97 / Fx:  91 353 21 98

     Mail: secretaria@fenercom.com

             www.fenercom.com

 

 

 

 

Solar Impulse Blog — After a Solar Plane, Solar Drones?

http://blog.solarimpulse.com/post/133472370250/after-solar-plane-solar-drones

Bird-repelling drone imitates a real-life predator to clear property of unwelcome pests [feedly]

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Bird-repelling drone imitates a real-life predator to clear property of unwelcome pests
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

Scarecrows and other visually intimidating props placed on the ground can be useful in deterring birds within a certain radius, but one company is looking further afield by battling the pests in the sky. Designed to resemble a real-life bird of prey, the ProHawk UAV can be programmed to autonomously fly over a property and emit menacing predatory cries as it goes.

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Tags: CropsBirds Related Articles: Bumblebees used for targeted pesticide deliveries Wallasea Island becomes Crossrail's stop for commuting birds Scientists plan to grow potatoes under Martian conditions "Magic" native Australian tobacco plant could be key to space-based food production Astronauts chow down on space harvest for the first time MIT's crop-saving drones at the ready
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IAG is looking at leasing used A380.

http://leehamnews.com/2016/01/18/iag-is-looking-at-leasing-used-a380/

​Airbus declares Silicon Valley initiatives on-line

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-declares-silicon-valley-initiatives-on-line-420888/

Un projet de drone chez Solar Impulse

L'équipe qui a créé l'avion électrique solaire a engagé une étude de faisabilité en vue de créer des drones solaires, autrement-dit des HAPS (pseudo-satellites à haute-altitude). "Nous allons passer d'un projet d'exploration à un projet industriel", assure André Borschberg, le pilote de Solar Impulse 2, à swissinfo.ch. D'ici plus ou moins cinq ans, décolleraient des appareils sans pilote de moindre envergure que Solar Impulse 2 (30 à 50 mètres contre 72 mètres) pouvant embarquer une charge utile d'une cinquantaine de kilos contre 300 kilos. Sur le blog Solar Impulse, il évoque "un appareil à énergie solaire sans pilote, capable de voler au moins six mois de manière autonome dans la stratosphère, au-dessus du trafic aérien et des perturbations météorologiques, là où l'air est calme". http://drones.blog.lemonde.fr/2016/01/18/un-projet-de-drone-chez-solar-impulse/#xtor=RSS-3208

Aviation giants fly high even as airliner orders go into freefall

Airlines are buying fewer aircraft, but a backlog in production is going to last nearly a decade, writes Alan Tovey

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/12104679/Aviation-giants-fly-high-even-as-airliner-orders-go-into-freefall.html

USAF receives six upgraded B-52 Bombers from Boeing [feedly]

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USAF receives six upgraded B-52 Bombers from Boeing
// Air Force Technology News Press Releases

The US Air Force (USAF) has received six upgraded B-52 Bombers from Boeing after several months of successful ground and flight testing.
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GKN Aerospace Delivers Innovative Clean Sky Wing Structure [feedly]

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GKN Aerospace Delivers Innovative Clean Sky Wing Structure
// Aero-News Network

Flight Tests To Begin In 2017 Innovative wing components are part of a major research program to test and measure the benefits of 'natural laminar flow' (NLF) designs during trials on the wing of a flight test aircraft have been delivered for integration on an A340 flight test aircraft.
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Airbus Group India Moves To Realize Its ‘Make In India’ Plans [feedly]

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Airbus Group India Moves To Realize Its 'Make In India' Plans
// Aero-News Network

Hires Ashish Saraf As 'Make In India' Officer Airbus Group has taken another step in the direction of realizing its 'Make in India' plans, appointing Ashish Saraf as Vice-President – Industry Development, Strategic Partnerships and Offsets. Saraf will drive the Group's existing 'Make in India' initiatives and conceive new ones for all the businesses of Airbus Group India with the aim to increase their industrial footprint there.
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SpaceX refires Falcon 9 used in historic first landing [feedly]

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SpaceX refires Falcon 9 used in historic first landing
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

SpaceX is having a busy week. As the company prepares for another water landing, Founder and CEO Elon Musk has announced that the Falcon 9 booster that made the historic first powered controlled landing of a space rocket has successfully completed a post-flight static test fire.

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Tags: FalconSpaceX Related Articles: SpaceX nails historic first space rocket landing SpaceX's new high-res images get up close and personal with historic rocket landing SpaceX to try another Falcon 9 sea-barge landing SpaceX static firing test of Falcon 9 Musk says CRS-7 explosion may have been due to faulty strut Elon Musk says Falcon 9 ready to go again
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OPINION: Why Airbus, Boeing need supply chain reaction

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-why-airbus-boeing-need-supply-chain-reacti-420847/

F135 production to jump 110% as DOD and P&W reach agreement

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f135-production-to-jump-110-as-dod-and-pw-reach-ag-420877/

PICTURES: Airbus to flight test new C295 aerial refuelling rig

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-airbus-to-flight-test-new-c295-aerial-refu-420868/