Weekend Roundup

Photo courtesy SAAB AB

By Holly Gonzalez

• The Indian navy wants to deploy unmanned surface and subsurface vehicles to check waters for suspicious movement and hostile elements in an operational area. (Times of India)

• Ocean Tracking Network of Dalhousie University is using an unmanned wave glider to track information about below wave creatures. (CTV News)

• Saab is working on an optionally manned version of its Gripen fighter aircraft.  (Bloomberg) 

• University Researchers will use a small hand-launchable UAS to study potential pygmy rabbit habitats in Idaho. (Idaho Press)

• The triangular NEURON UAV, showcased at the Paris Air Show, could be the future of combat aircraft. (BBC News)

• Georgia Tech Research Institute is working to use agile aperture technology to send ocean data from a wave powered autonomous surface vehicle.  (R&D)