AUVSI AUVSI news syndication http://www.auvsi.org Developed by NetStrategies http://www.netstrategies.com NetStrategies site syndication Boldly Going Where No Man (or Woman) Goes: USGS Unmanned Aircraft http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1762 Main - Latest News The U.S. Geological Survey - long known as an authoritative source of aerial photography and satellite-based imagery - announced that it is establishing a new program for earth observation using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Fire Scout to be Tested Early on Air-Capable Ship http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1761 Main - Latest News The U.S. Navy has decided to integrate Northrop Grumman Corporation's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) onto another air-capable ship before it reaches the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). UAS in the National Airspace: Safety Board Takes a Look http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1760 Main - Latest News U.S. government agencies and other enthusiasts are eager to get unmanned aerial vehicles into the National Airspace System, (NAS) but many regulatory hurdles remain and other airspace users stress that safety should trump technology. U.S. State Department Reacts to UAS Shoot-Down http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1759 Main - Latest News The U.S. State Department has reacted to the shooting down of an unarmed, unmanned aircraft system over Georgia, apparently by a Russian MiG-29. The full text is below. Pakistan Deploys UAS http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1758 Main - Latest News Pakistan announced the deployment of unmanned aerial systems as part of its air force this week, systems it says were produced indigenously. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aircraft System Contract http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1757 Main - Latest News The Department of the Navy announced today that the Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded the system development and Demonstration (SDD) contract for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS). NASA Testing Large UGV for Moon Mobility http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1756 Main - Latest News To prepare for America's return to the moon, NASA engineers are testing a large unmanned vehicle intended to give mobility to future bases on the moon. DARPA Chooses Vulture Contractors http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1754 Main - Latest News The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing and Lockheed Martin as contractors for the first phase of the Vulture program. Gates: Military Dragging its Feet on Boosting UAS Use http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1752 Main - Latest News The U.S. military "can do and should do more" to get unmanned aircraft systems into the field, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said April 21 at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama.