Replies to post #151031 on World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[insighter]

Oops sorry I just read the entire article. Facebook bought a UK based drone co.

[montanar]

Yes indeed it was 5 March when UAS published the news (among others)

Facebook in Talks to Acquire Titan Aerospace for $60 - See more at: http://www.uasvision.com/2014/03/05/facebook-in-talks-to-acquire-titan-aerospace/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UasVision+%28UAS+VISION%29#sthash.Z6ZwAXUI.QNqU3ETl.dpuf

but also and then

Facebook Launches Solar-Powered UAS Internet Project Team
http://www.uasvision.com/2014/03/31/facebook-announces-solar-powered-uas-internet-project-team/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UasVision+%28UAS+VISION%29

and now it is Google gobbling Titan.

The Loon project can work with balloons that have no propulsion in the Southern hemisphere using strat currents at different altitudes and going in opposite directions (this is an oversimplification)to achieve persistent coverage but the same "passive drift" approach cannot work at other latitudes. They need control of the platforms with a propulsion element.

Titan can offer additional options to achieve this.


Argus technology solution, the TAO Skydragon direct competitor to become a high altitude platform is needed as well, JIMHO.

Who is going to team up with Google??? TAO or WSGI?

Vertical multi pronged efforts are needed. Indy what is your take on this with the Argus?

Is anybody talking to Google?

Best and GLTUA

[ShakeyGuy]

Shouldn't we have been able to beat this timeline and be ahead in development.
Titan itself isn't currently selling the drones -- the firm says the drones are in the "DEVELOPMENT STAGE" but that it is on track to start commercial operations in 2015. The firm, to this point, appears to have focused largely on developing ways to deploy this solution for military operations.

Above from Washington post italics mine
Also wonder if they still have desire to compete for military operations at same time.