Source: FreshNews.com
World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems (“UAS”), has signed a teaming agreement with three other companies to establish a consortium to further develop and commercialize its Argus One lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicle.
Source: StreetInsider.com
Aeroscraft manufacturer Aeros announced today the members of its flight test crew, who are now under final preparations for a historic first flight within the coming weeks aboard a new innovative lighter-than-air vehicle designed to transport oversized cargo above the clouds later this decade.
Sources: bbc.co.uk, jimmcquaid.wordpress.com, ozreport.com
BBC Two and BBC Four Controller Janice Hadlow announced a scientific mission across the United States.
A team of scientists will be taking to the skies in the world’s largest airship – the Skyship 600 – for BBC Two’s ambitious atmospheric experiment – Cloud Lab. Flying from coast to coast, across the USA, in a month-long expedition, the team of British scientists will scrutinize insect life, the relationship between trees and the air we breathe as well as predicting where a hurricane is likely to hit the land.
Sources: The Moscow News and RosAeroSystems
Blimps are making a comeback in Russia as more and more are being built for many purposes to include tourism, gathering weather information, as well as being used in the film industry.
Source: University of Cambridge
An investigation into how the Zeppelins worked, and how they were defeated, led by Cambridge engineer Hugh Hunt, forms the subject of a Channel 4 documentary this coming Monday.